Why can the government create a fund that could be used by several departments in a given region to work together on community programs?
In theory this can be done, although the creation of a fund to be shared by a number of different departments would raise complex administrative and accountability issues, given that Parliamentary appropriations are voted for a specific purpose and that Parliament holds individual ministers accountable for the funds allocated to their portfolio. However, there are ways for departments with a common objective to pool resources together in support of collaborative arrangements.
