Controversial former Calgary Tory MP Rob Anders has been charged by the Canadian Revenue Agency with tax evasion while he was in office..On Sept.17, prosecutors laid five separate charges against Anders relating to tax evasion, the National Post reported Tuesday..Most of the alleged crimes occurred while Anders sat as an MP for Calgary West between 1997 and 2014..The three first charges allege that he made “false or deceptive statements” when reporting his total taxable income for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to the taxman..The fourth charge alleges that he “wilfully evaded or attempted to evade payment of taxes” for up to six years, between 2012 and 2018, said the Post..The fifth charge alleges that Anders least claimed tax refunds for which he was not eligible between 2012 and 2015..People convicted of tax evasion face up to five years in prison as well as fines worth up to 200 per cent of the total amount of taxes evaded..Anders, 48, will make his first court appearance in Calgary on Oct. 30..Anders was a founding member of the Conservative Party of Canada after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives..He was first elected in 1997 as a member of the Reform Party..He’s best known for his strong social and fiscal conservative views, as well as being the only Canadian parliamentarian in 2001 to vote against granting honorary citizenship to Nelson Mandela.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Anders said Mandela was a communist and a terrorist..In March 2012, Anders was removed from the Veterans Affairs Committee after arriving late, texting, and falling asleep at a committee meeting..In 2014, Anders lost the nomination race for the newly created riding of Calgary Signal Hill to former provincial minister Ron Liepert..He serves as president of Firearms Institute for Rational Education and in 2016, traveled to Arizona to support the campaign to elect Donald Trump..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Controversial former Calgary Tory MP Rob Anders has been charged by the Canadian Revenue Agency with tax evasion while he was in office..On Sept.17, prosecutors laid five separate charges against Anders relating to tax evasion, the National Post reported Tuesday..Most of the alleged crimes occurred while Anders sat as an MP for Calgary West between 1997 and 2014..The three first charges allege that he made “false or deceptive statements” when reporting his total taxable income for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to the taxman..The fourth charge alleges that he “wilfully evaded or attempted to evade payment of taxes” for up to six years, between 2012 and 2018, said the Post..The fifth charge alleges that Anders least claimed tax refunds for which he was not eligible between 2012 and 2015..People convicted of tax evasion face up to five years in prison as well as fines worth up to 200 per cent of the total amount of taxes evaded..Anders, 48, will make his first court appearance in Calgary on Oct. 30..Anders was a founding member of the Conservative Party of Canada after the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives..He was first elected in 1997 as a member of the Reform Party..He’s best known for his strong social and fiscal conservative views, as well as being the only Canadian parliamentarian in 2001 to vote against granting honorary citizenship to Nelson Mandela.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Anders said Mandela was a communist and a terrorist..In March 2012, Anders was removed from the Veterans Affairs Committee after arriving late, texting, and falling asleep at a committee meeting..In 2014, Anders lost the nomination race for the newly created riding of Calgary Signal Hill to former provincial minister Ron Liepert..He serves as president of Firearms Institute for Rational Education and in 2016, traveled to Arizona to support the campaign to elect Donald Trump..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
