The make up of a Unity Discussion Group of PC's and Wildrose party members has been announced.

Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier is part of the Wildrose contingent and happy he is.

"As you may or may not know I'm one of those guys that likes to work with a pencil over his ear and his sleeves rolled up and we're going to get right down to this and do our best to make it happen as quickly as we can and as smoothly as we can for the benefit of all," Stier says.

Wildrose leader Brian Jean and new PC leader Jason Kenney want to hear back from the group with-in four to six weeks.

Wildrose Discussion Group Members
 
James Cole
Mr. Cole, a former Wildrose candidate and constituency association president, is an investment professional and Chartered Financial Analyst. He currently serves as the treasurer of the Wildrose Party.

Arthur Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton is a partner at Cassels Brock and is an expert in election legislation and the laws governing political parties.

Jason Nixon
Mr. Nixon has served as the Wildrose MLA for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre since 2015 and currently serves as the Shadow Children's Services and Community and Social Services Minister and also as the Whip for the Wildrose Caucus.
 
Pat Stier
Mr. Stier has served as the Wildrose MLA for Livingstone-Macleod since 2012 and currently serves as the Shadow Municipal Affairs Minister for the Wildrose Caucus.
 
M. Brandon Swertz
Mr. Swertz, a long time Wildrose volunteer, is an oil and gas executive. He is currently the VP Fundraising for the Wildrose Party.
 
PC Alberta Discussion Group Members

Zoe Addington
Ms. Addington is the Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. She has served as the Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy for Premier Jim Prentice and former Deputy Director of the Canada School of Energy and Environment.

Bridget Hennigar
Ms. Hennigar is a Chartered Accountant and former Regional Managing Partner for Meyers Norris Penney. She resides in Grande Prairie.

Ric McIver
Mr. McIver is the MLA for Calgary Hays and is Progressive Conservatives Caucus Leader. He is the former Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation, served three terms as an alderman on Calgary City Council, and as Interim Leader of the PCAA.

Devinder Purewal
Mr. Purewal is a lawyer from Edmonton, and a long-serving President of the riding Edmonton Mill Creek PC Association.
 
Tyler Shandro
Mr. Shandro is a lawyer from Calgary, the President of the Calgary West PC Association and  serves on the board of the PCAA as South Finance Chair.

Questions, comments, or story ideas? Email us at news@okotoksonline.com