Moose Jaw Times-Herald: P3 model a "big ticket item" at CUPE conference

Jackie Christianson, chairperson of the CUPE education
 steering committee, is pictured as Mayor Deb Higgins
 gives her welcoming remarks on Oct. 15, 2015 at
Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, which was the first
day of CUPE's education workers' conference.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Jackie Christianson, chairperson of the CUPE education steering committee, is opposed to P3 schools.

"I don't think it's appropriate," she said. "The government has not given us any hard facts on where they're saying it's cost-saving and the ripple effect of that will trickle down to the communities and to the students and staff and schools."

However, Rupen Pandya, CEO of SaskBuilds, said there has been an "unprecedented level of disclosure" on the project, including releasing savings costs.

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