36 Facts About Rob Anders

Robert J Anders was born on April 1,1972 and is a former Canadian politician.

Rob Anders represented the riding of Calgary West from 1997 until 2015 and was a founding member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

On September 20,2014, Rob Anders was defeated for a second time in an attempt to gain the nomination in Bow River by Brooks mayor Martin Shields.

Rob Anders graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.

Rob Anders was first elected as the Reform Party MP for Calgary West in 1997, at age 25.

In March 2003 Rob Anders introduced Bill C-414 as a private members' bill.

Rob Anders was elected as a member of the Reform Party and converted to the Canadian Alliance in 2000.

Over time Rob Anders has served in several leadership roles on parliamentary committees.

Rob Anders was the sole parliamentarian to vote against making Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen of Canada in 2001, which prevented the act from passing unanimously.

Rob Anders defended his actions by stating that Mandela was a communist and a terrorist, causing widespread criticism.

Rob Anders was a supporter of Stephen Harper's successful 2002 bid for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance, providing significant assistance with the campaign's phone-banking.

In December 2005, Rob Anders used public funds to send pamphlets to residents in Richmond, British Columbia, a constituency far removed from his own.

Rob Anders has been a consistent critic of the human rights record of the People's Republic of China.

Rob Anders has described the PRC as "the worst human-rights abuser in the world," and compared the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

In 2010, in a card supporting Canadian troops, Rob Anders wrote: "When in doubt, pull the trigger".

Ron Liepert, Alberta's Minister of Energy, accused Rob Anders of campaigning against him.

In March 2012, Rob Anders was removed from the Veterans Affairs Committee following controversial comments in response to arriving late, texting, and falling asleep at a committee meeting.

In 2011 Rob Anders began to lobby for the government to stop funding the CBC.

On December 6,2013, Rob Anders spoke out after the death of Nelson Mandela, saying "If you are looking for another perspective you may be interested in the obituary that David Horowitz wrote for the Freedom Center".

Rob Anders has been a faithful supporter of mine and I am grateful for his work.

In 1997, despite his relative youthfulness, Rob Anders was already a veteran political organizer, and was able to win a hotly contested nomination in one of the safest Reform ridings in Canada.

In 2007 Rob Anders was re-nominated by the Conservative party without a challenger.

In 2010 Rob Anders was challenged again, but successfully defeated Donna Kennedy-Glans, who was elected an MLA in 2012.

Ahead of the 42nd general election, Rob Anders ran for the Conservative nomination in Calgary Signal Hill, essentially a reconfigured version of Calgary West.

Rob Anders had characterized the nomination contest as a fight for the party's soul.

Rob Anders was rebuked by the party for making misleading phone calls that left the impression they were coming from Liepert's campaign.

On September 20,2014, Rob Anders lost the nomination for Bow River to Shields.

Rob Anders serves as president of Firearms Institute for Rational Education.

At the provincial level, Rob Anders is a member of the Wildrose Party in Alberta and publicly renewed his membership in the wake of the December 2014 defection of 9 of its MLAs, including party leader Danielle Smith, to the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Rob Anders expressed interest in running in the Wildrose party's leadership election to choose a successor to Smith after she crossed the floor to join the ruling Progressive Conservatives on January 23,2015, the Wildrose executive announced that Rob Anders was not qualified to run as he did not meet the minimum 6 month membership requirement and that the party would not be issuing a waiver to permit him to be a candidate.

Since 2022, Rob Anders has served on the Board of Governors of the Wildrose Independence Party as a Governor at Large.

In May 2023, Rob Anders was involved in the creation of a new political party, the Solidarity Movement of Alberta.

In 2020, the National Post reported that Rob Anders had been charged by the Canada Revenue Agency for tax evasion.

Rob Anders was scheduled to face trial on tax evasion charges on October 25,2021.

On June 6,2022, the CBC reported that all tax evasion charges against Rob Anders had been stayed.

Rob Anders has devoted his time to a variety of conservative causes.