XPost: can.politics, ab.politics, edm.general
From: Panca@nyet.ca
> =?UTF-8?B?IijgsqBf4LKgKSAi?= wrote:
>> Never underestimate the power of an offer for more power . . . .
>> _________________________________
>> CBC News Posted: Dec 16, 2014
>>
>>
>> Danielle Smith among 7 Wildrose MLAs crossing to Alberta PC party
>>
>> Seven Wildrose MLAs are planning to cross to Alberta’s governing
Progressive
>> Conservative party, CBC news has learned.
>>
>> Two party sources said the seven are:
>>
>> Party leader Danielle Smith (Highwood) <<==== (=_=)
>> House leader Rob Anderson (Airdrie)
>> Jeff Wilson (Calgary-Shaw)
>> Gary Bikman (Cardston-Taber-Warner)
>> Pat Stier (Livingston-Macleod)
>> Blake Pederson (Medicine Hat)
>> Jason Hale.(Strathmore-Brooks)
>>
>> Members of the 14-person caucus met Tuesday afternoon to discuss an offer
from
>> the PCs, led by Premier Jim Prentice.
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> MLAs Shayne Saskiw, Drew Barnes and Rick Strankman said on social media that
>> they were planning to stick with the Wildrose, which is the official
opposition.
>>
>> Currently, the PCs have 63 seats, the Liberals hold five, the NDP have four.
>> There is one independent MLA.
>>
>> The executive of the party is holding a teleconference Tuesday night to
discuss
>> what’s next.
>>
>> The PCs are holding a caucus meeting on Wednesday.
On 12/16/2014 6:22 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> Speculation. As I said, the PC's would gobble the WRA.
That's what they're trying to do.
Remember how Peter Mackay and Harper got rid of the Reform Party and Canadian
Alliance?
Call it a merger . . . . call it a coalition . . . call it an takeover . . .
but the results are the same: no more opposition from competing parties.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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