Anthony is a former leader and founding member of the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) and co-founder and first full-time general secretary of the Organization for National Reconstruction (ONR). He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1986-1991 and served as Deputy Speaker of the House in 1987.
He is a member of the President's International Alumni Council of the University of Toronto. An avid golfer, he is a member of the St Andrews Golf Club.