The Save the CPP campaign was held Thursday night in Calgary.

The town hall hosted by Public Interest Alberta gave the public a chance to hear from an economist and pension researcher about why Albertans should be wary of the UCP government’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan and opt for an Alberta pension plan.

The UCP has argued that Alberta is entitled to $334 billion in CPP assets.

Canada’s chief actuary was asked earlier this year to determine Alberta’s share of the CPP.

That report is to come.

But Public Interest Alberta says withdrawing from the CPP would be harmful.

“If Alberta withdraws from CPP, it will potentially impact every worker and every retiree in this country, so it is very important that Public Interest Alberta, our allies and all Albertans speak out against this proposal because it puts everyone’s retirement security. ,” said Bradley Lafortune of Public Interest Alberta.

Public Interest Alberta says there’s even more interest in pension plan discussions from Alberta’s finance minister dismissal of the board of Alberta Investment Management Corporation last week.