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Even before entering the year 2020, some major provincial public sector pension plans were in trouble.
Pallister’s latest estimate for his government’s deficit for 2020-21 of an astounding $2 billion doesn’t count provincial pension plans actuarial deficits. He needs to understand that bureaucratic gimmicks on pensions and other budget issues are a path to trouble.
*Republished from The Winnipeg Sun
Graham Lane, a retired CPA CA, served as PUB’s chair from to 2004-12. He is a long time member of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s Expert Advisory Panel.
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