The troubles at ORNGE, Ontario's air ambulance service that was spun off from the Health ministry as a non-profit organization should give pause to anyone who thinks that public organizations ought to operate more like a business. Give them the chance and they just might.
The salary of ORNGE's president rose to $1.4 million a year, executive perks and office redecorations were handed out while service to the public deteriorated.
A good summary of it here: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1114052--ornge-air-ambulance-service-now-run-by-ontario-deputy-minister
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