The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it won't hear an appeal from a group of disgruntled Conservative party members who challenged the party's 2006 nomination of MP Rob Anders.

MP Rob Anders was acclaimed as the Tory candidate in the riding of Calgary West on Sept. 2, 2006, in a move some Conservatives allege was insidious.
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As is usual, the court gave no reasons for refusing to hear the appeal.

Eleven Conservatives had launched a legal challenge against party officials after Anders was acclaimed as the Tory candidate in the Calgary West riding.

The group called the process unfair and alleged the party changed nomination rules in order to keep Anders in office.

A lower court upheld part of the complaint, but the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned that ruling.

Thursday's Supreme Court ruling ends the matter.

Anders was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997 and was re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2006 with large majorities.

He has made controversial comments in the past, including calling former South African president Nelson Mandela a terrorist.

With files from the Canadian Press