Jim Dinning watches as Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Sept. 21 release of a report about an Alberta pension plan. Dinning, a former provincial finance minister, heads an engagement panel that will hold a series of telephone town halls across Alberta to gauge support for the proposed plan.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed in the Viewpoint Alberta poll, shared with CBC News, said they oppose the province’s proposal to adopt an Alberta Pension Plan. Meanwhile, 22 per cent support the idea and 20 per cent neither support nor oppose.Jim Dinning watches as Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Sept. 21 release of a report about an Alberta pension plan.
"What's really interesting is that the views on the pension plan are highly determined by a person's partisan identification." "Even United Conservative identifiers are firmly against abandoning the Canada Pension Plan, and yet the government still is wanting to proceed. It doesn't make much sense from a public opinion standpoint," he said.
More than half — 53 per cent — of Albertans polled by Common Ground said they disagree the province is entitled to half of the national plan's assets if it were to withdraw. Twenty-six per cent agree. Nearly 85 per cent of UCP backers polled are in favour of the policy. NDP supporters were less likely to support required parental consent at nearly 25 per cent.Canadians and Albertans aren't sold on Alberta pension, skeptical about $334B figure, poll suggests"Folks that want to reverse that policy have got to change a shrinking number of people's minds in order to sway public opinion," said Wesley.
On the topic of pensions, Young said it's possible the provincial government is taking comfort in the fact that some — but not the majority — of UCP backers are resonating with the proposal."None of this, to me, looks like it adds up to a win," said Young.
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