B.C. was a leader in the country in the P3 model. There are lots of great examples in Quebec. I talked about how there are various steps in doing an infrastructure project. There's the design, there's the build, there's the operate, maintain, and finance. So there are various models of P3. P3 is really an umbrella of models. It's a question of what's the most efficient procurement mechanism for a particular project. Is it the traditional way? Is it a design/build? Is it a design/build/finance? Is it a design/build/finance/maintain? You can package different things together depending on the outcome.
I'll give you an example. We'll stay in B.C. The Evergreen Line in Vancouver has been procured as a design/build/finance. Why not include operate and maintain? It's the extension of an existing line, and the integration of the operating and maintenance would not be effective. In water and waste water, operation and maintenance is critical because it's integral to the success of the project. It's difficult to partition risk for design and build.
So it actually requires a thorough analysis of the various models. P3 is a grouping of various models. It's really a technocratic question: what produces the best outcome for the public sector in the range of available models?