However, I am concerned about how these additional participants will impact how government contracts are allocated in the future. To date, primarily non-profits have been bidding for those social service contracts. However, as we know well, for-profit organizations judge business success on different criteria. Therefore, I do not believe that the problem lies with allowing for-profits to bid for those contracts, but more likely lies with how the government decides what criteria to use when determining what organization will receive the government contract. I believe that the non-profit world has to go through a transformation.
Privatization is a disturbing trend.
I don't want to see the non-profit world pushed out. We can't just assume that one will provide more value than the other. I just heard anecdotal evidence in New Brunswick that while the government's senior care homes don't meet standards, the private sector special care homes must and do. Perhaps that is the answer. Standards must be set and adhered to, no matter what sector the service provider comes from.