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WeirFoulds Partners Brad McLellan, Dan Ferguson, Heather Douglas and Associate Linda Malicki listed as Canada contributors in the recently published Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Report 2018.

Apr 27, 2016

Corporate Governance for Municipally-Owned Local Electricity Distribution Utilities

Local distribution electricity utilities (“LDCs”) have been a source of stable and predictable income for their municipal owners. That is in large measure a result of the fact that LDCs are providing a monopoly service overseen by a regulator charged with the obligation, among other things, to ensure the stability of the LDCs.

Mar 31, 2014

Quiz: Navigating public-private partnerships

The 70s, 80s and 90s brought far too little investment in the repair of existing infrastructure and development of new infrastructure, leading to recognition around 2000-03 that…

Apr 5, 2013

Quiz: Impact of Changes in FIT 2.0

Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff program was introduced in 2009, when the province enacted the Green Energy and Green Economy Act as a means to stimulate renewable energy generation…

Oct 1, 2011

The Long and Winding P3 Road

Partners Brad McLellan and Dan Ferguson discuss the P3 process. Partners Glenn Ackerley, Lisa Borsook, Brad McLellan and Robert Warren are named in Lexpert® ranking as Leading…

Apr 1, 2011

Quiz: P3s and Infrastructure

Inside Infrastructure – can you work your way througha P3 transaction?

Building It Up

The Regional Municipality of York and York Consortium 2002 have been working together in a public-private partnership to develop a new rapid transit system.

Feb 1, 2011

Property Development Aspects of Infrastructure and Other Public Projects

It is widely recognized that there is a critical need for construction of new infrastructure and the repair and maintenance of existing infrastructure.

Dec 1, 2010

The pitfalls of P3 projects

The success of any publicly funded constuction project is largely due to the lawyers behind the scenes. Primarily, they review all the documentation with the goal of…

Oct 25, 2010

To P3 Or Not To P3

It is widely recognized that there is a critical need for construction of new infrastructure and the repair and maintenance of existing infrastructure. Infrastructure includes a very…

To P3 Or Not To P3 (Presentation)

It is widely recognized that there is a critical need for construction of new infrastructure and the repair and maintenance of existing infrastructure. Attached is the presentation…

Jun 21, 2010

Bay St. sees hope for P3s in LRT work

The federal government’s announcement that it would contribute $600 million to transform Ottawa’s transit system may provide the catalyst for another P3 opportunity.

Apr 27, 2010

WeirFoulds LLP Named as “Go-To Law Firm”

WeirFoulds LLP is named in Fortune 500 by Blockbuster as a “Go-To Law Firm” in Canada.

Feb 1, 2008

Infrastructure Quiz

How much do you know about planes, trains, and automobiles or more specifically, the public infrastructure that supports them?

Apr 1, 2006

P3: TIPPING POINT or Slippery Slope?

Apr 1, 2004

Structuring and Financing P3s

One of the most difficult, time consuming and important challenges facing the public sector is how to structure the Public-Private Partnership (the “P3”) to adequately protect relevant public policy and public interest objectives and concerns, while attracting the desired level of private sector involvement, private investment and risk transference to the private sector…

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