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For more information on P3s:

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has tracked P3 activity across the country, and has been a leading voice opposing privatization.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities conducted a review of P3 projects across Canada, and concluded that there is no meaningful evidence that P3s accomplish their goals.

Flawed, Failed, Abandoned: 100 P3s surveys Canadian and international examples of P3 failures.

Parkland Institute Executive Director Ricardo Acuna
describes the risks associated with Edmonton's proposed P3 recreation centre complex.

PIA Executive Director Bill Moore-Kilgannon highlights significant concerns about accountability and transparency on this project in this Edmonton Journal editorial.

Ottawa City Councillor Alex Cullen urges Edmonton to avoid the kind of recreation centre P3 fiascoes suffered by Ottawa in this Edmonton Journal article.

Liberal leader Kevin Taft reveals that the proposed cost of the government's 18 planned P3 schools has more than doubled to over $500 million, and states that P3 represent a major concern for Albertans.

The Ontario Health Coalition provides comprehensive information on Canadian and international hospital P3s.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
produced this prominent study on the disadvantages and dangers of P3 hospitals.

The British House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts
has just released an extensive report on Britain's PFI projects, and highlights problems with costs and delays associated with tendering, an increasing lack of competition, and a loss of flexibility.