Supports several types of Supports privatization Largely opposes Largely opposes privatization, but intervened including P3s, SIBs and privatization, but has no privatization, but has no in the Cambie case to contracting out. position on social impact position on social impact protect public health care. bonds. bonds and there is concern When in government, used about how new forms of P3 Used P3 privatization P3 privatization schemes, Opposed the Canada privatization schemes are schemes in government, and through PPP Canada, Infrastructure Bank because viewed. and through the Canada encouraged other levels of against federal funds being Infrastructure Bank, are government to use P3s. used to privatize public Have traditionally opposed encouraging other levels of infrastructure. privatization, including P3 government to use P3s. Opposed the Canada privatization schemes. Infrastructure Bank due to Enforce provisions of the 3 projects getting funding the level of funding not Canada Health Act that Elizabeth May’s proposal in from the Canada because opposed to P3s. prevent privatization and July 2019 that SNC-Lavalin Infrastructure Bank are P3s. user fees in the health care be put in charge of Funded the first federal system. providing clean drinking While the Liberal government social impact water for First Nations government closed down bond when in government. No position taken on social communities as a form of PPP Canada, which was impact bonds or on how the “community service” has created by the previous Called for greater use of Social Finance Fund should raised concerns about the Conservative government, social impact bonds for be used. party position on newer given how the Canada social services, and for forms of privatization in Infrastructure Bank was set justice and correctional which the privatization up, it will fill a similar services. process is less obvious. function. No position taken on social Has already funded one impact bonds or how the social impact bond project Social Finance Fund should when in government. be used.

Information released so far about the Social Finance Fund set up by the Liberal government means the door is open to it being used to subsidize social impact bonds and organizations setting up social impact bonds.