I would argue that it ends up in the long run, because of the knock-on effect, generating more jobs. The case in point is when we develop this expertise in the private sector in Canada and are able to export that expertise abroad; it has a multiplier effect. The expertise, for example, that PCL developed in Canada around PPPs is exported to Australia, and likewise with other construction companies. They wouldn't have done that if these jobs had been performed in the public sector.
On October 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.