by CTV Calgary There’s no federal election in sight, but embattled Conservative MP, Rob Anders, is fending off a new challenger in Calgary-West. It’s a fight that has the party divided. That was evident at the Conservative party’s annual general meeting Saturday. Party members were voting Saturday afternoon for a new board of directors, which [...]
Former oilpatch exec hopes to unseat Rob Anders
Thursday, March 26th, 2009by Jeremy Klaszus Rob Anders and Donna Kennedy-Glans don’t agree on much, but they agree on at least one thing: they haven’t seen much of each other since Anders was first elected in Calgary West under the Reform banner in 1997. “There’s no sense of relationship with the MP,” says Kennedy-Glans, a corporate lawyer and [...]
MPs push for tighter safety net
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009by John Ivison It seems that when it comes to nomination contests, most of our MPs are conservatives. The nomination issue has come up because a number of Tory MPs are pressuring their party to follow the Liberal lead and exempt incumbents from challenges before the next election. And who can blame them in these [...]
Anders takes heat for diplomacy's purpose
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008by Jason Markusoff Rob Anders’ political views are again coming under fire, as a local lawyer and humanitarian said the Calgary West Conservative told her he believes that Canadian diplomacy and humanitarian work should focus on changing outsiders’ language to English and faith to Christianity. Donna Kennedy-Glans said Anders, currently seeking his fifth term as [...]
Apathy threatens Gomery’s value
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005by Donna Kennedy-Glans When Canadians brood over the rate of recurrence of integrity breaches inside companies and government institutions, there is invariably some angst followed by a shrugging of the shoulders. We begrudgingly seem to accept the inevitability of the few bad apples spoiling the barrel. Conceding to the few bad apples theory — the [...]