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[P3 Alert] December 2004

P3 pushers focus on infrastructure gap

Participants in the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships? annual conference zeroed in on the vast and growing infrastructure gap facing governments.

Alberta community shelves water P3

The municipal district of Rockyview has shelved plans for a water P3 with Terasen Utility Services.

Fighting B.C. education privatization

The CEO of British Columbia?s P3 agency favours public private partnerships for the province?s schools, despite major problems with a similar scheme in Britain.

B.C. transit P3 gets green light, despite major red flags

A controversial P3 rapid transit link is going ahead in Vancouver and it will cost taxpayers and transit users dearly, says CUPE BC.

High-priced P3 hospitals go ahead in B.C. and Ontario

The ground has been broken for a P3 hospital in Abbotsford, B.C. ? and so has the hospital?s budget. Another overpriced P3 hospital is moving ahead in Ontario, with the signing of a deal for Brampton?s for-profit hospital.

Cosmetic changes to P3 bill don?t fool Quebecers

The Quebec government?s attempts at defusing major opposition to a new pro-P3 agency don?t fool anyone ? least of all CUPE Quebec members.

Defending public water in Quebec

A strong coalition of Quebec water activists is defending public water from new attacks. Eau Secours ! is fighting plans for water P3s across the province, part of Jean Charest?s sweeping P3 plans.

Phoenix U. sinks talons into Calgary

A private American university is setting up shop in Calgary. The for-profit University of Phoenix plans to start selling degrees in March 2005, with a $26,000 master of business administration degree as one of its first offerings.

Enforcing the Canada Health Act ? some of the time

Internal documents obtained by the media show the federal government has penalized British Columbia for allowing private health care but is letting other provinces get away with for-profit care.

Quotable quote

?I think that water will come to be more and more valued as a scarce commodity ??.