On Friday, September 22, 2023, Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley claimed the figures listed within the report usually are not fairly as rosy as they appear. The NDP has since launched its personal survey on the subject, and claimed the UCP’s survey is biased and doesn’t permit individuals to say no to the proposal of leaving the CPP.
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Shannon Phillips, NDP Critic for Finance, Insurance and Pensions mentioned, “We are launching real public consultation that starts with a real survey.”
Phillips, who additionally serves as MLA for Lethbridge-West added, “We will let people express their views, including their opposition to Danielle Smith taking control of their retirements, their parents’ retirements and their grandparents’ retirements.”
The NDP mentioned its survey asks Albertans if the province ought to depart the CPP, whereas the UCP survey doesn’t ask residents that very same query. Rather, the NDP mentioned each query is about how Albertans would wish to design an Alberta Pension Plan.
Phillips mentioned, “This consultation, like the report, is not designed to accurately capture the views of Albertans. It’s designed to give Danielle Smith an excuse to impose on Alberta seniors and businesses the agenda she’s been pushing for two decades.”
She continued, “Your pension belongs to you. Not to Danielle Smith. Not to the UCP. We will not stop fighting to protect your retirement and economic security.”
The UCP survey is available on the Government of Alberta web site, whereas the NDP survey will be accessed on the Alberta’s Future webpage.
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