Alberta is beginning public consultations around a potential referendum on leaving the Canada Pension Plan, but numbers they're using to make their case are questioned.
The investment board of the Canada Pension Plan has criticized Alberta’s recent public survey and advertising campaign for its potential CPP exit. Despite goals of providing Albertans information about a potential Alberta pension plan and gauging their thoughts, the survey has been found to “fundamentally fail” in its consultation process.
“But now you’re talking about a division of assets involving $100- to $200-billion. Like it’s really, really complicated. And that’s not the impression that the Alberta government is portraying to its citizens.”The Alberta government hired the firm LifeWorks to run a cost-benefit analysis of an Alberta Pension Plan, which it released in August.
Currently, the Alberta government has launched a $7-million advertising campaign on the topic and are holding phone consultation sessions ahead of a potential referendum on the CPP. In a response statement, Smith said she appreciates the tone and sentiment expressed by Poilievre, but emphasized she sees this as an opportunity for Albertans to have a discussion on an issue that may “improve the lives of our seniors and workers without risk to the pensions of fellow Canadians.”
An April Leger poll found only 21 per cent of Albertans were in favour of creating an alternative to the CPP, with 54 per cent opposed to the idea.
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