Heather Whiteside

Heather Whiteside is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.

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  • About Canada: Public-Private Partnerships

    By Heather Whiteside     August 2016

    P3s fundamentally transform public infrastructure, public services, labour relations, public sectors and the everyday lives of Canadians. While contracting out services is supposed to save money, P3s often cost more in the long run and are host to poor working conditions and confidentiality and accountability issues. And in the end, it is us, the public, who foots the bill for these increasing costs, essentially subsidizing corporate investments for services that our governments used to provide.

  • Private Affluence, Public Austerity

    Economic Crisis and Democratic Malaise in Canada

    By Stephen McBride and Heather Whiteside     April 2011

    “The book is both timely and sorely needed. There is simply nothing like it. A brilliant and surprisingly clear analysis of the theory and practice of Canadian politics in the current conjuncture of capitalist development, the authors provide an exceptionally clear and most useful exposition of the forces at play, arising out of the propensity of capitalism towards crisis.”