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EDITOR’S NOTE
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025
VOLUME 23, NUMBER 1
IT TAKES ALL KINDS
EDITOR
John Tenpenny
VICE PRESIDENT, CONTENT AND PARTNERSHIPS
Corinne Lynds
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Charlie Evans
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Connie Vitello
ART DIRECTOR AND SENIOR DESIGNER
Gordon Alexander
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Derron Bain, Mark Cardwell, Charlie Evans,
Jean-Martin Croteau, David McPherson
by John Tenpenny
WE ARE IN THE MIDST of what is known as an election super cycle. Provincial elections in British
Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were held this past Fall, and on
the horizon are a potential early election call in Ontario, and an expected federal election in
the Fall of 2025.
While a昀昀ordability and housing are generally considered the biggest concerns of the electorate, the state of the country’s infrastructure is also on the list, according to a recent survey
released by the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) at its recently
held P3 2024 Conference.
According to a survey conducted by Adacus Data, 63 per cent of Canadians lack con昀椀dence that the governments can independently fund the construction and maintenance of
new and upgraded infrastructure needed to accommodate growth without increasing taxes.
“Canadians clearly see trouble on the horizon for our country’s infrastructure,” said CCPPP’s president and CEO Lisa Mitchell. “Still su昀昀ering from the e昀昀ects of in昀氀ation and its
daily hits on their household budgets, they’re also open to governments taking a more pragmatic approach to this challenge.”
Forty-seven per cent of those polled said they prefer government sharing the 昀椀nancial
cost and risk of infrastructure with private companies, 24 per cent prefer government going
it alone, while 29 per cent have no preference or aren’t sure.
The survey indicated there is broad support across all regions, demographics and political
parties for governments to partner with the private sector to help get important public infrastructure built.
Our annual Top100 Projects report includes many public-private partnership (P3) projects,
including the $1.8-billion Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Redevelopment
project, which will see the construction of a new regional hospital, Elder Care Lodge, visitor
hostel and sta昀昀 accommodations in Moosonee and a new Ambulatory Care Centre on Moose
Factory Island. The project is being delivered using a progressive P3 Design Build Finance
model.
There are many other examples of infrastructure being built using the P3 model, including the Ottawa Hospital’s $2.8-billion New Campus Redevelopment, as well as the Gordie
Howe International Bridge and Stage 2 of the City of Ottawa’s LRT project.
Regardless of political stripe, all levels of government must 昀椀nd a way to get projects
built, on time and on budget and in certain circumstances, a combination of government and
private investment and other resources is the right path forward.
Despite the need for major infrastructure investments and commitments from governments, political leaders must work together to advance major projects, even if that means
seeking partnerships with the private sector.
It’s not a question of whether important healthcare, transit, energy and transportation
infrastructure projects should be built, but a question of how and when.
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