Townhall meeting: North Battleford P3 hospital

Dekker Centre in North Battleford, Saskatchewan

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Learn about the issues associated with privatizing public hospitals.

Health care workers in the Prairie North Health Authority are growing more concerned about the New Sask. Hospital, which is being built as a public-private partnership.

In order to learn about some of the issues associated with P3 hospitals, CUPE and the Council of Canadians have organized a town hall meeting on October 22 to discuss the possible impacts of the new P3 hospital.

When: October 22 at 7:00 pm

Where: Dekker Centre, 623 Carlton Trail, North Battleford

Speakers: 

Maude Barlow, author of Profit Is Not the Cure: A Citizen’s Guide to Saving Medicare and Chairperson of the Council of Canadians

Paul Moist, National President of CUPE

Simon Enoch, Director of the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Len Taylor, former MLA

 

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Guide

Asking the right questions: A guide for municipalities considering P3s

In this guide, economist John Loxley takes a critical look at the case for and against using public-private partnerships (P3s) for municipal infrastructure. His analysis goes beyond the claims made by P3 promoters to examine the costs and consequences of privatizing vital community assets. Through a series of questions, Dr. Loxley outlines the problems that accompany infrastructure and service privatization, and highlights the value of keeping vital assets and services public.