Scott Armstrong at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On March 26th, 2015. See this statement in context.

March 26th, 2015 / 3:50 p.m.

Conservative

Scott Armstrong Conservative Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS

Thank you.

Dr. Loxley, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives published a paper in 2013 which identified that the elevated cost of borrowing for the public sector is a potential issue with social impact bonds. Just how would leveraging new sources of capital to fund social programs ultimately be more expensive for the government?

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