text: when has Ottawa helped Alberta through the bad times?  Trudeau stopped by and said he would give Alberta $250 million.  That was only a portion of what Alberta paid to the other parts of Canada in THAT YEAR in transfer payments.  Sure Alberta was happy to share in the past but don't kick us when were down.  Whether it was Lougheed loaning money to other provinces at far below market rates, Klein foregoing a portion of federal social and health care payments, Trudeau keeping oil below world price, or the transfer payments to name a few times Alberta has helped.