On November 1, 2004, Shelly Martel MPP (NDP) introduced Bill 140, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2004 for first reading.  She stated that “my Bill would ensure that CCACs are subject to the provisions of the Act so that important information regarding home care and home care delivery is made available to the public.” This particular Bill went no further than first reading.

Given the unwillingness of the McGuinty government to address this issue of transparency, one should not be an optimist and assume that they will act to ensure that any Public-Private Partnership (P3) initiative in Ontario is transparent.  If they won’t do it for home care, why should we assume that they’ll do it for any other sector?

Ontarians must challenge and defeat allowing profit making into public services through the Public-Private Partnership (P3) model and governments who embrace them. Transparency, not secrecy, must be a governing principle in Ontario.