Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson (born 1958) is a municipal politician in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2]
Early life and education
Anderson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1963 his family moved to New Delhi, India, and in 1970, to Mexico City for two years, after which he attended Shattuck School in Minnesota and finally returned to Winnipeg at the age of 16 in 1975.
He holds a BA (Hons) from University of Manitoba, and MPA equivalent from the Canadian Armed Forces, and has done all of the coursework for a Master's degree at University of British Columbia.
Career
Anderson has been a commissioned officer with the Canadian Armed Forces (Reserves), a stockbroker, and is currently CEO of ADR Environmental Ltd.[3][4]
Anderson's political started with his involvement with Reform Party in the early 1990s. During the federal election of 1993, he acted as Campaign Manager for Reform Party candidate Mark Hughes.[5] Shortly after starting graduate school that year he was offered an opportunity to work in Ottawa as a Legislative Assistant for Reform MP Diane Ablonczy.[6]
Anderson later joined the then-ascendant BC Conservative Party under John Cummins, and remained active in the local party organization. After running unsuccessfully in the 2011 Vernon municipal election,[7] he agreed to run as a BC Conservative candidate in the riding of Vernon-Monashee in 2013, where he earned almost 12% of the vote losing to Eric Foster of the BC Liberals. He tried yet again at the polls in 2014, this time at the federal level where he ran for the Conservative party of Canada nomination, but lost to Mel Arnold. The same year he ran again for Vernon City Council, barely winning a seat by coming in sixth out of 14 candidates with 3805 votes or 39.45% of the vote.[8]
Over the next four year term, Anderson won popularity with his outspokenness and often controversial positions including hard questions about the Interior Health Authority's harm reduction claims[9][10] and gained a reputation for no nonsense politics and a deep conviction to his local community.[11], and on his second run for Council in 2017, he leapt to within 12 votes of the top, with 4108 votes or 42% of the vote.[12]
During his political career as a City Councillor, Anderson was active in provincial politics, holding various senior positions within the BC Conservative Party, including Director of Policy Development and Director of Communications.[13][14]
In 2015, Anderson was offered the position of Deputy Leader under Dan Brooks, and declined the honour to focus on Civic politics. Two years later, following a vacuum in leadership, he was asked to act as Interim Leader of the party[15] and, following a unanimous vote of the board, he took over leadership on October 4, 2017[16][17] although the position was only supposed to last until the end of that year.
Anderson remained leader until April 8, 2019, during which time he introduced policies dealing with ICBC[18], argued for resource development[19], an immediate ride share pilot project, and promoted free market sourcing of recreational cannabis.[20]
In April of 2020, Anderson allowed his membership in the BC Conservative Party to lapse. He remains a City Councillor and is active at all three levels of government.[21]
See also
References
- ↑ Roger Knox,"Vernon councillor calls for ‘zero tolerance’ for ‘trouble makers’". vernonmorningstar.com. 25 February 2019. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/vernon-councillor-calls-for-zero-tolerance-for-trouble-makers/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Caitlin Clow,"Vernon politician questions if response to COVID-19 worse than virus". vernonmorningstar.com. 3 April 2020. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/vernon-politician-questions-if-response-to-covid-19-worse-than-virus/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Anderson earns honour". vernonmorningstar.com. 16 August 2016. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/anderson-earns-honour/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Remembrance Day Statement". bcconservative.ca. 11 November 2017. https://www.bcconservative.ca/remembrance_day_statement. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Anderson seeks Conservative seat". vernonmorningstar.com. 19 August 2012. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/anderson-seeks-conservative-seat/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Scott Anderson Seeks Seat On Vernon City Council". wireservice.ca. https://www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=12598. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Mayoral Election Results". civicinfo.bc.ca. https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index.php?localgovernmentid=141&select-year=2011&select-view-by=municipality. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Mayoral Election Results". civicinfo.bc.ca. https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index.php?localgovernmentid=141&select-year=2014&select-view-by=municipality. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Charlotte Helston,"Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly". infotel.ca. 30 July 2018. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/vernon-councillor-grills-interior-health-on-claim-that-99-per-cent-of-needles-are-disposed-of-properly/it54484. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "ANDERSON: Why I voted against a rainbow crosswalk". infotel.ca. 27 October 2016. https://infotel.ca/opinion/scott-anderson/anderson-why-i-voted-against-a-rainbow-crosswalk/it36062. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Doyle Potenteau,"Safety task force makes 40 recommendations to Vernon city council". globalnews.ca. 9 July 2018. https://globalnews.ca/news/4320788/vernon-city-council-to-receive-task-force-report-today/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Mayoral Election Results". civicinfo.bc.ca. https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index.php?localgovernmentid=141&select-year=2018&select-view-by=municipality. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Sean Mott,"iN VIDEO: Tour of iconic Vernon Greyhound bus depot". infotel.ca. 5 December 2018. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/in-video-tour-of-iconic-vernon-greyhound-bus-depot/it57867. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ John K. White,"Rogue meeting nets scolding". castanet.net. 4 September 2019. https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/265019/rogue-meeting-nets-scolding. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Travis Lupick,"B.C. Conservative Party names Scott Anderson interim leader and aims at disenchanted Liberal voters". straight.com. 4 October 2017. https://www.straight.com/news/976181/bc-conservative-party-names-scott-anderson-interim-leader-and-aims-disenchanted-liberal. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "BC Conservatives begin leadership race". vicnews.com. 29 October 2018. https://www.vicnews.com/news/bc-conservatives-begin-leadership-race/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Diwali: Celebrating new beginnings in Vernon". vernonmorningstar.com. 12 November 2019. https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/diwali-celebrating-new-beginnings-in-vernon/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "BC Conservatives Want a Full Overhaul of ICBC". bcconservative.ca. 10 August 2018. https://www.bcconservative.ca/bc_conservatives_want_a_full_overhaul_of_icbc. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "BC Conservatives Support Resource Development in BC". bcconservative.ca. 9 July 2018. https://www.bcconservative.ca/bc_conservatives_support_resource_development_in_bc. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "BC Conservatives Support Free Market Sourcing Of Cannabis". canncentral.com. https://www.canncentral.com/bc-conservatives-support-free-market-sourcing-of-cannabis. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ Dan Ferguson,"New leader, but no new name for B.C. Conservative party". peninsulanewsreview.com. 4 October 2017. https://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/news/new-leader-but-no-new-name-for-b-c-conservative-party/. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
