Alberta separation could cost up to $170B: report

The findings come months after Premier Danielle Smith estimated the transition could cost considerably more.

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Alberta leaving Canada could cost as much as $170 billion in its first five years, according to a government-commissioned report.

The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy estimates separation would cost between $50 billion and $170 billion during the five-year transition, depending on how negotiations with Ottawa unfo…