One month after finance ministers met to discuss the Alberta government's intent to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) public opinion polling by the Angus Reid Institute suggests there's little desire among Albertans or the rest of Canada to see Alberta leave the plan.

One month after finance ministers met to discuss the Alberta government’s intent to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) public opinion polling by the Angus Reid Institute suggests there’s little desire among Albertans or the rest of Canada to see Alberta leave the plan.

  • BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider@lemmy.world
    131·
    9 months ago

    “Alberta’s young working population and more jobs with higher wages has resulted in Albertans over-contributing tens of billions into the CPP compared to the benefits we’ve received,” states a Government of Alberta video promoting the creation of an Alberta pension plan.

    Aren’t the high wages (and young people) predominately because oil/gas? Are those not national natural resources?

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      62·
      9 months ago

      The young people aren’t because of oil/gas - they’re mostly because Calgary and Edmonton are pretty decent in terms of services and actually affordable.