Majority of Alberta Tory MPS leaning to Wildrose party, says Rob Anders

OTTAWA • A majority of Alberta’s 26 Tory MPS are quietly “leaning” in Monday’s provincial election in the direction of the Wildrose party, which is seeking to end the Conservative dynasty in the province, says Calgary MP Rob Anders.

“I think I can safely say that the majority of members of Parliament inside the Alberta caucus, that I’m aware of, are leaning Wildrose,” said the MP for Calgary West, according to Monday’s edition of the Hill Times, an Ottawa-based weekly political and policy newspaper.

“There are still a few stragglers who are supporting the Progressive Conservatives, but they’re more reluctant to make a public admission of that because they see the numbers and where things are heading.”

Anders is a controversial MP who was recently removed from the House of Commons veterans affairs committee after insulting two Canadian veterans of the Afghanistan conflict who accused him of sleeping during a committee hearing.