Alberta premier met with anger, criticism at Alberta Next Panel in Edmonton | Unpublished
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Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: August 15, 2025 - 08:00

Alberta premier met with anger, criticism at Alberta Next Panel in Edmonton

August 15, 2025

A travelling panel collecting public feedback on Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa struggled to keep an emotionally-charged crowd on topic at its third summer town hall on Thursday night.

Premier Danielle Smith and members of her Alberta Next panel drew its biggest crowd yet – nearly 750 people – in Edmonton to brainstorm about possible future referendum questions.



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