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Originally Posted by MarchHare
You didn't comprehend my post correctly. MPs do much more than just vote in the HoC.
If your only expectation for your MP is to be a reliable vote for your preferred party's positions, then I can see why you'd feel Rob Anders does an adequate job for the people of Calgary-West. On the other hand, many voters quite rightly expect more from their MPs than just that.
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I inferred from your statement that you were looking for an MP who didn't vote the party line all the time.
I know that MPs do more than just vote in parliament. Are you saying that this is the only thing that Rob Anders does?
FYI.....
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He began his career as deputy critic for Human Resources and in 1998 was appointed the chief critic for Senate and Patronage. As the official opposition's chief critic, he created and chaired the Elected Senate Action Team - a task force to advance the cause of Senate Reform in Canada. Rob worked closely with Alberta Senator Bert Brown, to see the results of Alberta's 1998 Senate election realized. He also served as deputy critic for Citizenship and Immigration and as the Official Opposition Critic for National Defence.
Rob currently sits on the Scrutiny of Regulations Committee. His prior committee work includes; Co-chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Joint chair of The Standing Committee on the Library of Parliament, Chair of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, Vice Chair for the Subcommittee on National Security, member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
One of Rob's great passions is his support for democracy and religious freedom. Over the years he has hosted and participated in many events to protest the Chinese government's occupation of Tibet, their brutal repression of Falun Gong practitioners and their military intimidation of Taiwan. He worked hard to facilitate his Holiness, the Dalai Lama's 2004 visit to Canada. He initiated a letter writing campaign from Canadian Parliamentarians to the President of China, urging him to respect the basic freedom of the 70 million Chinese who adhere to the spiritual practice known as Falun Gong. Rob also played an important role to help bring together Canadian MPs and Senators with religious leaders from Vietnam.
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