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Originally Posted by transplant99
That's Ontario...so I really cant speak for them.
In Alberta (though i have no idea what this has to do with the main point of this thread) liquor is better off, (and are you suggesting underage drinking didnt occur when the gov't controlled things? LOL) the whole telephone thing is about a 100 times better off, licensing is actually cheaper than it once was in todays dollars versus yesteryears, private labs are used all the time in health care and very few problems but massive savings for the govt itself.
Yes, its always better that private sector run actual businesses. They have something to lose if its not done properly (everything actually) , the government really doesnt.
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I started the tangent on privatization, since it was mentioned that there were 3 distinct groups in Canada; pro-Liberal, pro-conservative, and undecided fence sitters. The poster that mentioned it was slammed, and I backed him up. Then I responded why some might question either party, why some may flip from Liberal to Tory in Ontario, and vice-versa. The platform or ideas were used as comparison to Tory promises/ideas/actions here. It spread from there.
Again, if the bottom line is all you worry about, the private sector is usually better, usually (as I again drove on crappy roads, and turned on to a disputed lane). Service does suffer, especially in rural areas, where fiscally, offices don't make sense. People there cry foulf that the world revolves around Ottawa/Ontario. Privatization here made it worse, as the world revolved around larger urban areas, especially Toronto, and LHIN offices, Assessment Offices, Registry Offices, Medical Services.........disappeared fast. I use Ontario, because we made the mistake. When it was happening here, we used Britain for the jails, because they had seen major failures.