The Alberta Next Panel will hold a town hall meeting in Lethbridge this September. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge to host Alberta Next town hall

Jun 25, 2025 | 9:19 AM

The Alberta Government is looking to chart its “path forward,” and residents of the Lethbridge area will have a chance to provide their input.

The province announced the members of its Alberta Next Panel on Tuesday, and that they will soon tour Alberta to hear from the people.

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A series of 10 in-person town hall meetings has been scheduled for this summer, including a stop in Lethbridge on September 11. Registration, including location and time, will be unveiled two weeks prior to the event.

The full list of town halls is as follows:

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• Red Deer – July 15
• Sherwood Park – July 16
• Edmonton – August 14
• Fort McMurray – August 26
• Lloydminster – August 27
• Medicine Hat – September 2
• Lethbridge – September 11
• Airdrie – September 15
• Grande Prairie – September 17
• Calgary – September 29

There will also be online town halls on October 1 and 22.

The Panel will discuss matters like establishing an Alberta Pension Plan, transitioning from the RCMP to an Alberta Provincial Police Service, whether Albertans should consider pursuing constitutional changes, altering the equalization system, immigration reform, how Alberta collects personal income tax, and more.

The website for the panel states that Alberta Next will not be exploring the possibility of separating from Canada. Instead, is it about “exploring the ideas and policies to assert our sovereignty and constitutional rights within a united Canada.”

To learn more about the panel and to take the online survey, go to AlbertaNextPanel.ca

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