Do you favour P3s and other initiatives to privatize city work?
A. I am in favour of P3s. In many cases P3 initiatives have proven successful in increasing the quality and efficiency of services provided to citizens. The city will still need employees to monitor the quality of the services provided by private companies. If private companies fail to fulfill the terms of the licensing agreements, they lose their licenses. For example, provincial licensing bureaus have been successfully operated by private companies for several years. The quality and speed of the services provided is very high, and the province has employees monitoring the private companies to ensure the quality of the services. Many services can be provided more efficiently by private companies than by the city. I feel the mayor and council have a responsibility to the taxpayers of Ottawa to provide high-quality services as efficiently as possible.
