Trudeau blasts Smith for pension-exit plan while Smith questions CPP board's honesty

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the Alberta pension-exit debate Wednesday, telling Premier Danielle Smith in a letter that the federal government will fight any threat to the stability of the Canada Pension Plan. Smith fired back within hours, calling Trudeau's letter “overwrought” while questioning the honesty of the board that oversees the Canada Pension Plan. "Withdrawing Albertans from the Canada Pension Plan would expose millions of Canadians to greater volatility and woul