What is real pension reform?
The best option for reform is to increase benefits under the Canada Pension Plan to make up the retirement shortfall. This option (a recent poll found that over two-thirds of Albertans are in favour of expanding the CPP), as well as by the evidence.
Myths & Facts
Myth: Retirement Crisis, What retirement crisis? According to former Minister of Finance and Enterprise Ted Morton, the majority of Albertans have made adequate provisions for retirement and the retirement crisis affects only a small minority.
Fact: The crisis is real and getting worse. Albertans have the worst level of retirement savings in Canada. According to the provincial government's own figures, the average Albertan is only …
Fact: The crisis is real and getting worse. Albertans have the worst level of retirement savings in Canada. According to the provincial government's own figures, the average Albertan is only …
