Devolved, only on paper?

EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major responsibilities to the provinces the federal government is still operating 17 ministries in areas that were devolved. This extraordinary failure has now prompted a Senate subcommittee to give the government two weeks to wind up ministries dealing with subjects, including health, education, agriculture, climate change, industries, culture and planning and development. The committee has even…