To start, here in BC Auditor General reports have revealed that public/private partnerships for large infrastructure projects see the government borrow money at " roughly 3.5 per cent more to have the private partner provide this funding than it would if the money was borrowed publicly."

On the Metro Vancouver Massey bridge project being built next year via a private partner, this means an extra $250 million in borrowing costs alone (as it is spread over 25 years of repayment).