▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁federal ▁money ▁to ▁provinces , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁what ▁intellect uals ▁had ▁in ▁mind . ▁The ▁initi atives ▁put ▁into ▁place ▁after ▁the ▁conference ▁proved ▁un product ive , ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁transm uted ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁Domin ion - Pro vin cial ▁Rel ations . ▁The ▁Commission ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁modern ▁social ▁scient ists , ▁including ▁L SR ▁member ▁Frank ▁Scott , ▁and ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁provide ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁the ▁feder ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁De pression ▁resulted ▁from ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Domin ion ; ▁the ▁B NA ▁had ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁whe at - tim ber - fish ▁economy , ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁support ▁Canada ' s ▁mixed ▁and ▁industrial izing ▁economy . ▁Indust rial ▁growth ▁had ▁increased ▁the ▁comp lication ▁of ▁economic ▁activity , ▁but ▁the ▁political ▁system ▁had ▁not ▁made ▁corresponding ▁adv anc ements . ▁To ▁solve ▁the ▁De pression , ▁the ▁tax ation ▁powers ▁and ▁fis cal ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁and ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁required ▁read just ment . ▁The ▁government ▁should ▁control ▁all ▁un emp loyment ▁ins urance ▁programs , ▁assume ▁all ▁provincial ▁deb ts , ▁collect ▁all ▁income ▁tax es , ▁and ▁make ▁equal ization ▁pay ments ▁to ▁need y ▁provinces . ▁ ▁Prem iers ▁met ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁recommend