Seeds for Change - A Curriculum Guide for Worker-Centred Literacy

Investors want to make lots of money from water, the way they did with oil.
Private corporations made huge profits from selling oil during the oil crisis when people were worried that there would not be enough to meet the need.
In canada, freshwater is owned and controlled by government.
Private corporations want government to keep control of water treatment, delivery and sewage services.
The Ontario government is against the privatization of water.
Privatization of water services in England and wales resulted in lower water rates for customers.
Privatization of water services resulted in serious shortages of water in England and Wales.
Many low-income people in England and wales had their water disconnected because they could not afford the higher rates charged by private water companies.
When some governments are short of money and are having trouble covering the costs of water services, they think that private businesses can help them to provide good service.
When water services were privatized in England and wales, the corporations improved the service by using profits from sales to fix the worn-out infrastructure and to hire more workers and raise their pay.
When water was privatized in England and wales, corporations used their profits to buy other utilities in other countries.