waldo, yes they have very low taxes. That used to work fine in AB when they were making money hand over fist.
Then global oil prices dropped by 40% a few years ago, putting a big hole in their economy. Oil output may keep increasing, but the price of oil is $60 a barrel, when in 2016 it was $110. That's a 40% drop, not good for tax revenues.
So yeah, mostly not the fault of the feds. But the feds just put in the carbon tax. That will add 10 cents a liter to gas prices in Canada in a few years, it's up about 5 cents a liter now. Not to mention cost of doing business in AB. It's a complex situation. I can see why they're frustrated.