Ontario has concerns over Danielle Smith's CPP exit bid, but also a stark lesson for her
While other provinces and Ottawa dread Alberta breaking away with its own pension plan, Alberta leaders muse that CPP managers could still run their fund on the cheap. "Rubbish," says an official who's explored a similar scheme.
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![Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has raised alarm over Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's proposal to withdraw more than half of Canada Pension Plan assets to start the province's own retirement savings program. The two are shown here at a conservative political conference in 2019, before Smith was premier. A seated man talks and gestures while a woman leans in, listening.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7008353.1698275714!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ford-smith-2019.jpg)
While other provinces and Ottawa dread Alberta breaking away with its own pension plan, Alberta leaders muse that CPP managers could still run their fund on the cheap. "Rubbish," says an official who's explored a similar scheme.