edmontonidiot
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As far as I understand, sorta kinda.Does any municipality have any control over what happens in a P3 construction project? It's the provincial government that is forcing this project delivery method down everyone's throats.
P3 projects are regulated at all levels; municipal, provincial and federal. The constitution dictates most large scale projects fall under provincial jurisdiction however. It would be up to the province to set up a legal framework that requires more regulatory oversight and accountability built in, or to just say screw it and set up funding without using a P3.
There's been talks about amending the constitution so municipal projects could be funded directly without provincial input, so municipalities aren't cuckolded by provincial governments, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. P3s were pushed hard by the Harper government, and I suspect to see another conservative government soon enough.
That's my understanding at least, I could be completely wrong.