It won t save money. It will put confidential records into the hands of private operators. It will open the door to corruption. The first thing the Tories privatized was highway maintenance. The Ministry's procedures were not adequate to ensure that the outsourcing initiative was managed with due regard for economy and efficiency nor to ensure compliance with legislation, policies, and contract terms and conditions.
Privatization costs more.
In fact, three of the four contracts examined actually cost more with a private operator in charge, and the four cost more overall. Extra work was awarded without tender. Subsequent to awarding highway maintenance contracts, the Ministry engaged the contractors to perform additional work without tender and offered these contractors surplus ministry vehicles and equipment without going through the required public auction. Privatized roads were dangerous roads. There were concerns that individual patrol areas were too large to adequately monitor the work of contractors to ensure that provincial highways were safe, usable and protected from untimely deterioration.