My position on contracting out and public private partnerships is very simple, I do not believe in it. More often than not, I have seen many close friends and family lose work in federal/provincial/local governments because administration chose to go the "cheaper" route and contract work that could be easily completed by members of the union involved. We are seeing a trend in many municipalities across BC were in order to save "some money" they will seek contractors to complete essential works like landscaping, road maintenance and etc. In my experiences, this move only ends in two ways; people losing their jobs entirely or getting their hours cut.