Kenney Defends Proposal for Alberta to Quit CPP

Kenney Defends Proposal for Alberta to Quit CPP
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a press conference in Edmonton on February 24, 2020. Alberta's Opposition NDP says having the province quit the Canada Pension Plan is a massive money-losing proposition and that Kenney is pursuing it out of spite against his nemesis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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EDMONTON—Alberta’s Opposition says having the province quit the Canada Pension Plan is a massive money-losing proposition and that Premier Jason Kenney is pursuing it out of spite against his nemesis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Kenney, however, says the proposal put forward by his Fair Deal panel could save billions of dollars and, in question period June 18, he accused the NDP of being afraid to be bold.