Avi Lewis is on to something with his plans to nationalize everything from pharmaceuticals to groceries (www.ctvnews.ca)

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 13 points 15 hours ago

Public options are more efficient than private options see non-profits, healthcare, and education.

When private they all cost more, non-profits you'll see it in administrative fees.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Metrolinx was construction taken from TTC for "efficiency".

At one point, they had >100 VPs.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 hours ago

It's worth noting that efficiency itself is a loaded term because it requires context. The question that tends to be ignored is what the process is efficient at accomplishing. Private enterprise is efficient at creating profit for the business owner, and any social value produced is strictly incidental. It's entirely possible to have an enterprise that efficiently lines the pockets of the oligarchs like our telecom cartels, with none of the benefits being passed down to the public. We pay some of the highest rates for mobile data around the world here. Even if public sector was more bureaucratic, for which there is precious little evidence, its focus on directly providing value to the public is what matters.