No evidence that P3s will save money or be in best interest of province’s people

The NDP is denouncing the Ontario government for declaring that it will it will use a public-private design, build, finance, and maintenance P3 model to build the Waterford hospital replacement. NDP Leader Gerry Rogers “says EY was paid $1.7 million to evaluate the best financial model for building a P3 facility in Corner Brook. EY drew up comparison budgets and then recommended a P3 project. Government then gave the same firm the procurement contract for this new project. ‘Can he explain this very apparent conflict of interest?’ Rogers asked of the Premier. ‘Will he invite the Auditor General to review the P3 contracts now going forward and report to the House on her findings?’”