The strongest economy in Canada has been BC for some time. Ontario puts more into equalisation than it gets out. Ontario has a far bigger share of GDP than does Alberta and Ontario and Quebec provide almost 50% of Canadian GDP - Western Canada doesn't "provide" for Central Canada. Alberta's endless succession of PC governments is the reason for its current problems, not Eastern Canada. I don't understand your problem with Honda getting a few million in government funds - Harper was giving the Oil business in AB more than $1 billion per year.