What will Dwight Duncan Do?
Today's Windsor Star top left front page. Big headlines "CAW Study Blasts Pension Shortfall".
With the unthinkable maybe about to happen, bankruptcy for General Motors and Chrysler, not only are thousands of jobs at risk, but all pensions and benefits are also at risk. Recall what happened to the former General Chemical employees, pension and benefits slashed after a once proud and successful company was delivered into bankruptcy. In the interest of full disclosure and Fair Play my father in law is a former General Chemical employee who had his pension and benefits reduced.
Over the past four days we have read about meetings between Duncan and the CAW top Honchos, banner headlines in the Windsor Star and the release of a study by the CAW. Say what you will about the CAW; the fact is they do effective research.
Duncan is moving oh so very carefully (as is his style) to manage this problem. But calling for a review of the Canada Pension Plan system (CPP) just won't cut it. Duncan has bigggggggggg ambitions. Nothing wrong with that.
Big ambitions, no money (the Ontario Government is broke) and CAW members losing their pensions bodes ill for Duncan. The often used 2 step political shuffle Ontario politicians like to use (first pretend there is no problem, second blame the Feds) won't work well here and Duncan is smart enough to know it.
Watch closely, this could be better than the ongoing Dwight Duncan - Eddie Francis fight which has been raging since the retirement of Herb Gray for the title "Boss of all Bosses in Windsor".
