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No we are not the exact same but I think it's safe to say that the average Albertan is a lot more similar to the average person from Montana compared to say a person from New Brunswick.....who in return would probably be more similar to person from Maine.
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For the big urban centers that's probably true as I'd consider myself rural for the most part and see it from that point of view although I have lived in both Edmonton and Calgary. I'd also say a province like New Brunswick doesn't have a city that equals Calgary or Edmonton either.
I agree there are distinct Canadian / American qualities , however my point was if an outsider was to meet a typical Maritimer, Albertan , and Montanan and was asked which two were from the same country, I'd bet he'd guess the Montanan and Albertan.
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I've never been to Montana, but I grew up in New Brunswick, have spent ample time travelling in Maine, and have lived in Calgary for the last ten years. I can therefore say this with some authority: I've always felt felt much more "at home" in Alberta than I did in Maine. While New Brunswick and Maine may have some similar socio-economic traits, there's something entirely distinct about the people and politics when you cross the border. Despite being much smaller, Saint John and Moncton feel more like Calgary than they do like similarly-sized Maine cities of Portland and Bangor. One tends to notice little differences, and I was always acutely aware that I was in a foreign land while visiting Maine, a sensation I never experienced in Alberta.