'Self-centered politics': MLA Rick Strankman quits UCP to sit as independent

Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman says he’s quitting the United Conservative Party to sit as an independent, citing “self-centered politics” and an “undemocratic atmosphere.”
Strankman was elected in 2012 and again in 2015 under the Wildrose banner before the party merged with the Progressive Conservatives. He lost the UCP nomination in September to candidate Nate Horner.
“Since the amalgamation of the Wildrose and the Progressive Conservative p