The Liberal party campaigned in 2015 on making historic new investments in our public infrastructure.
That's the good news.
The bad news is, the Trudeau government recently established a Federal Infrastructure Bank that will spend $10 billion in the pledged public money to help private companies finance "revenue-generating infrastructure projects".
In other words, the government is using $10 billion in public money to ensure private profit from our infrastructure. These so-called public-private partnership (P3s) have been shown to cost more, to leave the public without control of our services, and ultimately to saddle the public with the costs if and when a project doesn't work out.
Now is not the time for more tolls and costs for the public to use our infrastructure.
Even worse? There are reports that Trudeau is also planning to sell off public assets like our airports. Not even Stephen Harper was willing to do that.
Public services and infrastructure are best financed and delivered by the public. Not for private gain.
If you're concerned about this privatization, sign the letter below and let the Finance Minister and Prime Minster know, you want to keep our infrastructure public.
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau,
I am writing to express my opposition to the short sighted plans to sell off public assets, and use $10 billion in money to privatize public infrastructure projects.
These so-called public-private partnership (P3s) have been shown to cost more, to leave the public without control of our services, and ultimately to saddle the public with the costs if and when a project doesn't work out.
Your government came to power on the promise of historic infrastructure investments. Nowhere was there talk of privatization.
Public services and infrastructure are best financed and delivered by the public. Not for private gain.
Now is not the time to cowtow to powerful private interests. I am calling on you to abandon plans to sell off public assets and to put the $10 billion dollars towards publicly owned and operated projects.
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Sincerely,
[Your name]
