Public-private partnerships

Report: P3 hospitals - the wrong direction

Apr 20, 2011 04:40 PM A new CUPE research report has been released that can help you if you are fighting to keep a hospital in the public system, or want to bring your P3 hospital back into the public system. Read the full report.

CUPE urges Nova Scotians to ‘Get the Facts’ on P3’s

Jul 3, 2008 02:18 PM (Halifax) – With today’s news that the provincial government has received a report on 10 possible P3 projects, CUPE Nova Scotia President Danny Cavanagh says it’s time Nova Scotians got the facts about so-called public-private-partnerships.

Where is the balance in P3 reporting?

from a photo by Diego Sevilla Ruiz, licensed under the Creative Commons

May 23, 2008 01:22 PM The May 14^th Legal Post ‘special report’ in the National Post entitled “The P3 Boom” only exposed how P3s are as much a windfall for the legal community as the financial one.

Edmonton goes public with new rec centre

Image from Edmonton City Council’s design for the Southwest Community Centre

Apr 18, 2008 12:47 PM Edmonton City Council voted this week to build its Southwest Community Recreation centre publicly.

Edmonton City Council to take another look at the Southwest Arena plan

Apr 11, 2008 03:22 PM CUPE spoke against a plan to have a private company build a new recreation facility in Edmonton and run it for profit. After several months of study, a report to the community services department echoes our concerns. It is possible that the initial plan to build the Southwest Recreation Centre as a P3 will be scrapped.

CUPE warns Halifax councillors on rec P3s

Jan 24, 2008 01:45 PM Halifax outside municipal workers, members of CUPE 108, have warned Halifax Regional Municipality councillors not to pursue P3 arenas and recreation centers.

P3s for Alberta schools don’t add up

CUPE Alberta released a major report this week, challenging the arguments for public private partnerships. Cover image detail

Jan 16, 2008 10:31 PM CUPE Alberta released a major report this week, challenging the arguments for public private partnerships.

NS throne speech signals “wholesale sell-off of public services”

Nov 23, 2007 08:39 AM The president of CUPE Nova Scotia says The MacDonald government’s plans to start using P3s again should give Nova Scotians the final reason they need to change governments as quickly as possible.

Westmount contracts in water and sewer management

Aug 22, 2007 01:58 PM Starting Jan. 1 2008, Montréal's municipality of Westmount will maintain its own water and sewer systems.

What’s so great about P3s anyway?

Jul 3, 2007 01:32 PM There are a lot of misconceptions about "public private partnerships". As the Quebec government considers proposals to build Montreal’s two super-hospitals, CUPE raises some questions that aren’t asked often enough.

Recreation Facilities: Public Hits, P3 Misses

Jun 1, 2007 12:08 PM Cities and towns across Canada are working to ensure strong and healthy communities. For citizens of all ages, an important means of maintaining health is through physical and recreational activity. The demand is increasing for facilities like recreation centres, arenas, parks, fields and playgrounds that support public health and community engagement.

P3s: the real costs

Mar 28, 2007 11:48 AM Working TV coverage of a BC forum on the real costs of P3s, featuring CUPE BC President Barry O'Neill, Richard Neal of the BC Health Coalition and Debra MacPherson, President of the BC Nurses' Union.

Union calls for public hearings on ‘secret’ trade deal

Jan 29, 2007 06:03 PM BURNABY – It’s the most radical trade deal since the ill-fated Multilateral Agreement on Investments—and that’s why British Columbians need a public hearing on the soon-to-be-enacted Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) between B.C. and Alberta, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

P3 schools a disaster waiting to happen

Jan 22, 2007 02:16 PM Refusing to learn from Nova Scotia's mistake, Alberta is now considering P3 schools. Parents, taxpayers, and school trustees should be very concerned.

P3s widen Harper's accountability gap

Dec 5, 2006 12:17 PM Since his election, Stephen Harper has been plagued by a creeping accountability gap. Dropped balls and broken promises on Senate reform, clean air, women’s equality and open and transparent government – to mention but a few – have widened the gap between Conservative pledges and practices. That gap is about to get blown wide open, as Harper’s Conservatives drop a privatization bomb on Canadian infrastructure.Text of an op/ed by Paul Moist published in the Nov. 27, 2006 issue of the Hill Times

P3 survey dodges accountability question

Nov 20, 2006 01:04 PM OTTAWA – A pro-privatization group’s poll doesn’t ask about transparency, oversight and public scrutiny of P3 deals.

Windsor ices P3 arena

Oct 18, 2006 02:10 PM Windsor city council has voted to build a new arena and recreation center, rejecting a local racetrack's P3 proposal in favour of a publicly owned and operated facility. The racetrack's bid was an unsolicited proposal for a sports and entertainment complex attached to the track.