Tan,
I guess that the very contract that made you "semi-retired" and AC an "excellent" employer are the very reasons it will fail. The "sick if required" clause of your contracts are stuff of legends.
I did leave and am now very happy in my present company. Thanks for your advice, but I figured it out a long time ago.
The government "meddling" in the past was all in favour of AC, but now that the cash coffers are empty, you'll have to face that big old nasty world out there. No more bailouts for you, I guess.
If you don't like what I have to say, you'll have to come up with something better than "if you don't like it, move on."
Just my toonies' worth.