Former Alberta provincial justice Brian O’Ferrall is named chair of an independent advisory panel responsible for redrawing Alberta’s electoral boundaries. Two outlets report that the panel is appointed through a special committee of members of the legislature tasked with overseeing the electoral boundaries process. The panel chair leads the work of reviewing and mapping all electoral ridings across the province. The process is overseen by the MLA committee mentioned in reporting, which is described as being led by the governing United Conservative Party (UCP) in one source. Another source characterizes the role of the MLAs broadly as a special committee responsible for overseeing the boundaries file, which in turn names the independent panel chair. The articles agree on O’Ferrall’s identity and his selection as chair, and they describe the panel’s general mandate as drawing or updating the provincial map of electoral districts. Details beyond the appointment and the panel’s purpose are not provided in the excerpts.