Loud cheers for mass deportations and Alberta separation were the peaks of an otherwise tame and quiet town hall for Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next Panel in Lloydminster.

Smith's panel, which is touring the province to hear from the public on ways to shield the province from federal overreach, drew a friendly crowd of about 350 to a public recreation centre Wednesday night.

The panel's pre-selected topics, which range from asking Albertans if they would support creating a provincial pensio…