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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
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   =?UTF-8?B?IijgsqBf4LKgKSAi?=   wrote:   
   >> =?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.   
   >   
      
   I also told PC MLA's when are the WRA going to megre with you?   
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