CALGARY -- Alberta's finance minister says Ottawa's latest fiscal update shows the federal government doesn't appreciate how badly the price squeeze on western Canadian crude is hurting the Canadian economy.

"It's clear the federal government's not speaking the same economic language of Albertans," Joe Ceci said Wednesday. "Ottawa is living in a different economic planet."

Ceci said he was disappointed the fall economic statement included no actions to help Alberta oil producers narrow the price gap between their product and U.S. light crude -- around a staggering $45 a barrel recently.

He said Ottawa has not demonstrated a clear understanding of the economic damage caused by the failure to build new pipelines to coastal waters, enabling exports outside the United States.

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