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   From: {~_~}@nyet.ca   
      
   A bit of history on this Harper government appendage . . .   
      
   -  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. He defended his actions by stating that   
   Mandela was a communist and a terrorist, causing widespread criticism.   
      
   -  In December 2005, Anders used public funds to send pamphlets to   
   residents in Richmond, B.C., a constituency far removed from his own.   
   The leaflets caused bewilderment for including a survey question about   
   "homosexual sex marriage" in a flyer otherwise addressing crime and   
   crystal meth abuse.   
      
   -  Anders has been a consistent critic of the human rights record of the   
   People's Republic of China. He 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, Anders wrote: "When in   
   doubt, pull the trigger".   
      
   -  In February 2010, nineteen members of Anders' Calgary West riding   
   association resigned en masse, citing interference from the Conservative   
   Party.   
   The party's national council intervened, saying it had already declared   
   Anders as the candidate for the next federal election   
      
   -  In March 2012, Anders was removed from the Veterans Affairs Committee   
   following controversial comments in response to arriving late, texting,   
   and falling asleep at a committee meeting (including calling his   
   accusers NDP hacks who praise Vladimir Putin).   
      
   - In September and October 2012, fellow Conservative Party members   
   disassociated themselves from Anders' belief that New Democratic Party   
   leader Thomas Mulcair "Hastened the death" of former NDP leader Jack   
   Layton by encouraging an election while being in questionable health.   
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   And today he's calling for military assault on Russia over their Ukraine   
   stance:   
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   CBC News Posted: Mar 17, 2014   
      
   Military action against Russia, MP Rob Anders says   
   Calgary MP says President Vladimir Putin needs to be sent a very strong   
   message over his actions in Ukraine   
      
   Calgary Conservative MP Rob Anders says the world needs to consider   
   using force to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression   
   against Ukraine.   
   [...]   
   Anders said Putin needs to be sent a very strong message.   
      
   “And I also agree with the idea that military action should not be ruled   
   out because I think for somebody who is a thug like Putin, it's what he   
   understands," Anders said.   
      
   “And I think that message is not just words. I would very much like to   
   see the U.S. Fifth Fleet move into the Black Sea and the George W. Bush   
   aircraft carrier move into the eastern Mediterranean,” he said.   
      
   Another Calgary MP who attended the rally backed away from Anders’ comment.   
      
   “Our government's position, as well as the position of the G7, is we   
   want to see a peaceful resolution to this situation,” Michelle Rempel said.   
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   ANY party should be able to unseat this asshole in Calgary West in the   
   next election.   
      
   Calgary Conservative MP Rob Anders says the world needs to consider   
   using force to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression   
   against Ukraine.   
      
   Anders was among about 60 people who gathered outside Calgary City Hall   
   on Sunday to denounce the results of a so-called referendum in Ukraine's   
   Crimean Peninsula where residents voted overwhelmingly to break away   
   from Ukraine to join Russia.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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