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This would not have happened with private business.
Canadian cities are run by the elected municipal government. It has been like this for a long time. Most of the services that are provided by the cities are also run by the cities. These city run services can be expensive. Cities usually run at a deficit. Projects are often completed late and over budget. What if cities were to hire a private business to run a project or department? They would save money! Businesses tend to run more efficiently in order to survive. This would then lead to a more balanced budget and allow the city to provide better services to it's people.
There is one little thing wrong here. If you privatise something, you must pay for the profits that the private company must take. That by definition makes the service more expensive. Government-run companies don't make profits so it's cheaper.
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