When you raise the issue around the water cooler about how we pay our politicians in Ottawa, it rarely takes long before you hear a rant about their platinum-plated pensions. And for good reason; the over $100 million taxpayers kick in each year is not chump change. But, it’s the tip of the pension iceberg in Ottawa – a tip that needs to be sliced off in order to address the real government pension costs that are quietly eating away at Canadian pocketbooks.
