Town Hall to Debate Alberta's Future Faces Polarized Crowd in Edmonton

Protesters disrupt Edmonton Alberta Next town hall, but audience backs proposals

Source: XAlberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next town hall in Edmonton drew one of the largest and most contentious crowds of the nine-city tour so far, with vocal protesters inside and outside the venue — but audience straw polls still showed overwhelming support for the provincial autonomy measures under discussion.Roughly 700 people packed into the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel West on Thursday night, joined by a handful of protesters outs…

Town hall to debate Alberta's future faces polarized crowd in Edmonton

Albertans shouted at each other and at Premier Danielle Smith at the third Alberta Next town hall in Edmonton Thursday night.