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NDP promises to axe proposed plan to quit CPP if it wins 2027 Alberta election (globalnews.ca)
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Alberta's road to quitting the Canada Pension Plan would run smack into a scheduled 2027 provincial election, with Opposition New Democrats promising to kill the idea if they win.

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[-] justhach@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

What an insanely asinine idea to cut and run from the federal CPP program.

Surely, the oil wealth will last forever and ever, right?

[-] ruinsalljokes@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Surely our population will also never age

[-] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's aged now. The boomers are in their 70s. The wave will be ending in a decade and our population will get younger.

[-] ruinsalljokes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Our population is on average younger than the rest of Canada... hence why they feel entitled to 52% of the cpp

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