Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

OTTAWA - The Public Service Alliance of Canada is calling on the Harper government to stop the sell-off of publicly-owned buildings.  The federal government has just announced that it is going ahead with its plan to sell nine buildings, currently owned by the people of Canada, to the private sector.

“This process lacks any accountability and is a very bad deal for the Canadian public”, says PSAC National Executive Vice-President Patty Ducharme. “Canadians would not sell their houses and then rent them back again. Canadians own these buildings. Where is the sense in selling these valuable assets and then having to pay rent for them?”
PSAC members who work in government buildings know from experience that they can expect better conditions if the buildings they work in are owned and managed by the government instead of by investors whose primary concern is reaping a profit.

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