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Smith’s Alberta Next Tour Ends With Tense Calgary Finale as Crowd Backs Autonomy Measures

Next comes a phone forum before the panel chooses which ideas go to a referendum or proceed without a vote.

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It was nearly a full house at the last Alberta Next panel town hall at the Equi-Plex in Spruce Meadows in Calgary on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
One of a smattering of protestors who gathered outside Danielle Smith's Alberta Next town hall in Calgary on Monday evening, the last one on the province wide tour.
It was nearly a full house at the last Alberta Next panel town hall at the Equi-Plex in Spruce Meadows in Calgary on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.

Overview

  • About 1,100 people filled the Spruce Meadows Equi-Plex for the tenth and final in-person town hall of the cross-province consultation.
  • Hand-vote straw polls again supported all six proposals, while the government’s online survey results remain unpublished.
  • Premier Danielle Smith said some proposals could advance without a public vote, reiterating that others may be put to Albertans.
  • The panel holds a telephone town hall on Wednesday, after which it will convene to decide the path for each measure.
  • The Calgary event featured heated exchanges, including a student’s microphone being cut and audience flare-ups, alongside cheers for separation and a full rendition of O Canada.