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Finance Minister Bill Morneau came to Calgary on Friday with pledges of help for Alberta, but few specific commitments on how the federal Liberal government will assist the province hit hardest by plunging oil prices.

In the city as part of pre-budget consultations, Morneau met with Mayor Naheed Nenshi and business leaders before holding a town hall with University of Calgary students.

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“They heightened my sense of concern, which is already pretty high, about making sure we deal with the challenging economic situation in Alberta,” Morneau told reporters after his events.

The finance minister said the Trudeau government’s focus is on economic growth and he touted Liberal commitments to a middle-class tax cut, a revamped child benefit and increased infrastructure spending as some salve for Alberta’s economic woes.

But on other issues, he was non-committal.

Morneau said he’s not interested in re-opening the federal equalization program — under which Alberta remains a “have” province that receives no funding — although he did not rule out some other forms of financial assistance.