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Canada - PPPs Lack Flexibility to Adapt, Critics Charge
December 19, 2009 Montreal Gazette

Canada - Ontario Tightens Rules for Use of Consultants
June 17, 2009 CBC News

United Kingdom - London Underground Contractor Metronet Could Cost Taxpayer £410m
June 5, 2009 The Guardian

Canada - Parking Meter Privatization a Boon for Montreal
May 28, 2009 Montreal Gazette

Ireland - PPP's Under Siege On Both Sides
May 24, 2009 Sunday Business Post

Canada - New $1.25B Crown Corporation Lacks Staff, Direction to Fulfill Mandate
May 23, 2009 Vancouver Sun

Australia - Melbourne Doesn't Need Another Road
April 2, 2009 The Age.com.au

Canada - Highway 25 PPP Hit by Cost Overruns
April 17, 2009 Montreal Gazette

Canada - Partnership Projects Pricier, Study Finds
January 30, 2009 Vancouver Sun

Czech Republic - Czechs to Outsource Infrastructure Maintenance
January 22, 2009 Railway Gazette International

Canada - Crumbling Roads and Choked Bridges: Cities Have Huge To-Do Lists
December 15, 2008 Montreal Gazette

United Kingdom - SNP Says PFI Bill 'up by £27bn'
November 30, 2008 BBC News

Melbourne, VIC - Victoria's PPP That Lost Two of Its P's
November 20, 2008 theage.com.au 

United Kingdom - Port Workers Protest Over Job Outsourcing
November 16, 2008 Crawley Observer

Canada - P3 Schools Off Limits for Preschools, Daycares
September 10, 2008 Calgary Herald

Denmark - Derailing the Boondoggle
August 18, 2008 Miller-McCune Magazine

Europe - The World Bank and Water Privatisation: Public Money Down the Drain
September 18, 2008 Eurodad.com

The Netherlands - American Engineers Urge Firm to Stop Outsourcing
September 12, 2008 Vedior.com

New Zealand - Michael Cullen's Speech "NZ Rail Back in NZ Hands'
July 1, 2008 New Zealand Herald

United Kingdom - Unison Shines Light on Murky World of the Public Services Industry
September 2008 Report: The Rise of the Public Services Industry
September 18, 2008 Unison.com

United Kingdom - Underground Chief Warns of £1bn Funding Gap
September 9, 2008 London Business Times Online