David L. Anderson
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David L. Anderson is a Conservative
member of the Canadian House of Commons
representing Cypress Hills—Grasslands
, a position he has held since 2000. He was a member of the Canadian Alliance
from 2000 to 2003. He is a businessman, and a farmer. He has received broad based support being re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008 with significant margins.
He serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada
and for the Canadian Wheat Board
.
Prior to being elected to federal office, Anderson was a school trustee in Frontier, Saskatchewan from 1994 to 1997, and was the chairman of the board from 1997 to 2000.
Following his re-election in October 2008, Anderson was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and the Canadian Wheat Board again.
Anderson has also been the Chair of the National Prayer Breakfast for the last three years. The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event on the Parliamentary calendar. The invitations are sent out in the name of the Speakers of the Senate and of the House of Commons. The Breakfast is an opportunity for Members of Parliament, Senators, diplomats, and others to pray for the nation in a non-partisan atmosphere.
Anderson has also assisted cabinet ministers Lynne Yelich
and Gerry Ritz
with their respective duties in the House of Commons.
party website by posting a video in which national leader of Canadian Inuit Mary Simon
immediately denounced for the repeated use of a racial slur. In the video, Anderson uses a pejorative term that is derogatory towards aboriginal peoples in Canada, Eskimo , to suggest that the Canadian Wheat Board officials and in turn Inuit, sound foreign and make no sense.
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
representing Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:...
, a position he has held since 2000. He was a member of the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
from 2000 to 2003. He is a businessman, and a farmer. He has received broad based support being re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2008 with significant margins.
He serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada
Natural Resources Canada
The Department of Natural Resources , operating under the FIP applied title Natural Resources Canada , is the ministry of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing...
and for the Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Wheat Board
The Canadian Wheat Board was established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935 as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and a small part of British Columbia...
.
Other political experience
In 2006, Anderson was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and for the Canadian Wheat Board. In 2007, Anderson was given the Natural Resources portfolio as Parliamentary Secretary, and retained the Canadian Wheat Board portfolio.Prior to being elected to federal office, Anderson was a school trustee in Frontier, Saskatchewan from 1994 to 1997, and was the chairman of the board from 1997 to 2000.
Following his re-election in October 2008, Anderson was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and the Canadian Wheat Board again.
Anderson has also been the Chair of the National Prayer Breakfast for the last three years. The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual event on the Parliamentary calendar. The invitations are sent out in the name of the Speakers of the Senate and of the House of Commons. The Breakfast is an opportunity for Members of Parliament, Senators, diplomats, and others to pray for the nation in a non-partisan atmosphere.
Anderson has also assisted cabinet ministers Lynne Yelich
Lynne Yelich
Lynne Yelich , PC, MP is a third-generation Croatian-Canadian politician and the MP for the riding of Blackstrap. The riding of Blackstrap includes Yelich's home town of Kenaston, Saskatchewan, identified as the largest Croatian farming settlement in Canada...
and Gerry Ritz
Gerry Ritz
Gerry Ritz, PC, MP is Canada's Agriculture minister and a Canadian Member of Parliament for Battlefords—Lloydminster, a largely rural riding in Saskatchewan...
with their respective duties in the House of Commons.
Canadian Wheat Board comment controversy
In October 2011, Anderson mocked Canadian Wheat Board officials on his official ConservativeConservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
party website by posting a video in which national leader of Canadian Inuit Mary Simon
Mary Simon
Mary J. May Simon, is a former Canadian diplomat and current fellow with the Arctic Institute of North America. Early in her career, she was a producer and announcer for CBC North, and later entered public service as secretary of the board for the Northern Quebec Inuit Association...
immediately denounced for the repeated use of a racial slur. In the video, Anderson uses a pejorative term that is derogatory towards aboriginal peoples in Canada, Eskimo , to suggest that the Canadian Wheat Board officials and in turn Inuit, sound foreign and make no sense.