Saskatchewan government seems doomed to repeat the P3 mistakes of other provinces
As the Saskatchewan government embarks on a major public-private-partnership (P3) school build, it regularly assures the public that it has learned from the P3 mistakes of other jurisdictions. Despite these assurances, the recent Saskatchewan Auditor-General report and the hiring of Partnerships BC as a P3 advisor to the government demonstrates that rather than learning from the P3 mistakes of the past, the government seems poised to repeat them. Simon Enoch and Cheryl Stadnichuk identify the various ways the government’s P3 process continues to harbour the same biases and faulty assumptions of other failed P3 projects across the country.
About the authors
Cheryl Stadnichuk
Simon Enoch
Simon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour Studies and a PhD in Communication & Culture. Active in both the labour movement and media reform efforts, Simon has published in a variety of academic journals and other news media. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.
