Province announces new capital plan, including more hospital beds, emergency departments
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NDP leader Claudia Chender said at first blush the announcement “looks great,” but she still had concerns.
“We are happy to see the capital plan today, but we have major concerns about the lack of detail, of course, and about the decision to go forward with a P3 process,” Chender said.
“All of our research shows provincial auditor generals have consistently pointed to P3s being a flawed process for health care delivery. They don’t transfer private risk or have clear accountability so it’s hard to see how an open procurement with a single bidder is going to deliver anything better than a conventional project.”
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