2010 was off to a rocky start for Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach. Two of his caucus members crossed the floor on January 4th to join the fledgling Wildrose Alliance party. Calgary MLA Heather Forsyth said she had to listen to her conscience. (The other MLA, Rob Anderson, said the Tory caucus was no longer a democracy and a handful of individuals were making all the decisions.)

Date: 2010-01-04
Placeline: CALGARY, Alberta.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 25 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << this is a decision I have not taken lightly send representatives to bring their views forward into watch what has happened is nothing more than wrong and I simply cannot stand by and be silent anymore >>

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