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Cory Morgan: Is Harper’s Appointment to Alberta Investment Corp a Step Toward a Provincial Pension?

Cory Morgan: Is Harper’s Appointment to Alberta Investment Corp a Step Toward a Provincial Pension?
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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The firing of the entire Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) board by the Danielle Smith government appeared to come out of left field. AIMCo manages over $160 billion in public assets including several pension plans. Shaking up the leadership of a board entrusted with such a large public asset pool is not to be taken lightly.