Editing Rob Anders (section)

===40th Parliament (2008–2011)===
In the [[40th Canadian Parliament]] he had three different committee leadership jobs: vice-chair of the Government Operations and Estimates Committee, vice-chair of Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and co-chair of Library of Parliament Committee.

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. He argued that "China is the wrong choice to host the Games... I absolutely 100% think it compares to the Berlin Olympics in 1936." Anders highlights that the fact that Falun Gong practitioners are not allowed to participate in the Olympics is comparable with Adolf Hitler's issue with Jewish participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympics." Anders has also said that no Canadian politician should attend the games, nor should any Canadian athletes be used as "propaganda tools." His comments were criticized by local Chinese trade association as well as fellow Calgary Tory MP [[Deepak Obhrai]], who disclaimed Anders "was speaking as an individual and his comments are not reflective of government policy."<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=452916 Calgary MP compares China to Nazi regime<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In February 2010, nineteen members of Anders' Calgary West riding association resigned ''en masse'', citing interference from the Conservative Party. The 32 member board had been planning to ask Conservative Party members at the riding's upcoming annual general meeting whether they wanted to hold a nomination contest. The party's national council intervened, saying it had already declared Anders as the candidate for the next federal election, and threatened to take control of the annual general meeting of the constituency association. The resignations brought the total number of board members who had resigned over the course of one year to twenty-four.<ref>{{cite news|title=Members quit Anders' riding association|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/members-quit-anders-riding-association-1.871764|access-date=April 29, 2011|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, in a card supporting Canadian troops, Anders wrote: "When in doubt, pull the trigger".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mp-advises-soldiers-to-pull-trigger-1.871762 | title=Calgary MP advises soldiers to 'pull trigger'| publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] | date=June 1, 2010}}</ref>