Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next panel welcomed in Airdrie, as crowd cheers for separation

Premier Danielle Smith and her Alberta Next panel met another friendly audience at a packed town hall in Airdrie on Monday night, where the crowd cheered for separation and voted enthusiastically for the province’s proposals for greater autonomy from Ottawa.

Only after passing through buttoned-down security, the crowd of about 550 people packed the city community centre with 150 people lodged in an overflow room equipped with a television.