Hume: Privatizing Not The Answer

Writing for the Toronto Star, Christopher Hume suggests that while the idea of privatization may be popular, the end results will not be:

“[P]rivatization might indeed be good for Toronto, or at least, its bottom line. But it’s likely residents would feel otherwise. Various services might well be improved, but at what cost? The most obvious example is Highway 407, which former premier Mike Harris sold in 1999. Ever since, it seems the consortium that owns the expressway has been the subject of endless public anger.”

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