Edmonton Journal

It still feels weird to say it, but Danielle Smith is a Progressive Conservative MLA. The former leader of the Wildrose party severed ties with the opposition party in spectacular fashion Wednesday along with eight other MLAs elected in 2012 under the Wildrose banner: Rob Anderson, Jeff Wilson, Bruce McAllister, Gary Bikman, Jason Hale, Blake Pedersen, Rob Fox and Bruce Rowe, How did this happen? How did they justify this massive floor-crossing? How did Premier Jim Prentice convince his PC caucus to embra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices