How is that related to the abuse of women and young girls in Turkey ? Would a muslim be less bothered by that or what ? <| sep |> Banks are now buying negative interest bonds you don ' t think banks would snap up longterm bonds with a positive interest rate ? More importantly , I think a lot of Canadians would invest if the return was slightly higher than GICs . As for the cost , we would have to pay interest but it would be relatively low and predictable , and likely most wouldn ' t be paid out until maturity . In the meantime , if private companies are expecting a return of 79 % on these projects , there ' s no reason the government couldn ' t expect a return of 5 % more than enough to cover interest on the bonds . P 3 s only work because we agree to pay servicing and maintenance costs over time , in addition to whatever tolls are created . Those servicing and maintenance charges far exceed the investment in the infrastructure and are hugely profitable over time . For example , the P 3 project that built the Sea to Sky Highway in BC is expected to net the builder almost a quarter of a billion dollars in profit over 20 years .