EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says if Ottawa comes back this fall with a lowball estimate on Alberta’s share of the Canada Pension Plan, hard questions will have to be asked on next steps.

“When we get that number, we’ll have to decide if they’re being unrealistic and unreasonable about it,” Smith told Shaun Newman on a Thursday podcast.

Smith told Newman a low number changes everything.

The push for a provincial plan was paused as Smith said Albertans want an agreed upon estimate on what Alberta would be entitled to before deciding whether to press ahead{ai:summary}<p>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith indicated that if the federal government provides a low estimate of the province's share of the Canada Pension Plan, serious questions will need to be addressed regarding future steps. She emphasized that such an estimate could alter the current situation.  </p><p>#politics</p>

Course of action on Alberta pension plan will depend on CPP estimate from Ottawa, Smith says

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