It seems to me that with a conservative government and a growing Canadian economy, there will be a new rise in private business and an attempt to quash the public sector. We have already seen the beginning of this trend in the last few months with a couple of examples..
1.) The back to work legislation imposed on Canada post workers
2.) Statscan released some reports of a sharp incline in private workers and decline in public sector workers last month
My question is..
Is it really good for our country to privatize all business?
Obviously, there are economic benefits to doing so. However, we all know that private corporations can ruin a society because they care more about profit than the well being of others. This is a basic fact, isn't it?
My stance is that the public sector should remain for substantially vital services, like healthcare, education and some media news (like CBC, etc.) The private sector should be handling things that go beyond these vital services - our "pleasure enhancers" so to speak. This is where having a good job with good pay can reward you with some neat toys.
But, I'm worried that private corporations are becoming much too involved in the former and people keep forgetting a cardinal rule:
A corporation only cares about profit.
