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Forensic auditors say P3s expensive, biased and secret

January 29th, 2009 · Keith Reynolds · No Comments · BC Election 2009, Privatization, P3s & public services

So who are you going to believe about public private partnerships (P3s)? One side of the debate says they’re swell. They save money for taxpayers, they come in on budget and they transfer risk from governments to companies. But other people say details are kept secret from the public and that in fact they cost [...]

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