> Yes. But you’d have to pay for your own border, army, customs, etc, etc.

And? $45 billion of the Federal government's revenues come from Alberta. Another poster put the estimate of all these things at $26 billion. Sounds like an amazing deal.

> After all money from Calgary pays for roads in Edmonton and smaller towns

Municipal funds pay for roads, generally speaking. Provincial grants are only if it's proven that the road is essential infrastructure for the benefit of the whole province. The Federal government also gives grants from time to time.