Rick Anderson has spent over 20 years in and around federal politics, including over 10 years as an active liberal and almost a decade as a Reformer. These days, Mr. Anderson pursues his political interests – in particular democratic reform – through less-partisan, non-partisan or cross-partisan initiatives such as the Fireweed Democracy Project and Fair Vote Canada. Mr. Anderson is also a frequent public affairs commentator in national media such as CBC TV and CBC Newsworld, CBC Radio, the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen and the Edmonton Journal.