Anita Anand
- Born
- May 20, 1967 — Kentville, Nova Scotia
- Education
- BA Political Studies, Queen's University; BA (Honours) Jurisprudence, Wadham College, Oxford; LLB, Dalhousie University; LLM, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
- Career
- Associate at Torys; Assistant Professor at Western University Faculty of Law; Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Queen's University Faculty of Law; Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School; Professor, Associate Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; Academic Director of the Centre for the Legal Profession; Senior Fellow and Board of Governors Member of Massey College; Director of Policy and Research at the Capital Markets Research Institute
- Political Experience
- Elected to the House of Commons in 2019, MP for Oakville East; Minister of Public Services and Procurement; Minister of National Defence; President of the Treasury Board; Minister of Transport and Internal Trade; Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Notable
- First Hindu woman to be elected to Parliament and the first Hindu member of Cabinet in Canada; second woman to be minister of national defence; first visible minority to be minister of foreign affairs
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Actually, Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is not accurately reflecting the importance we place on the Indo-Pacific region in general, including Taiwan, which is an important economic partner. We enjoy strong people-to-people ties with Taiwan, and we will continue to ensure that Taiwan continues to be an important economic partner for this country as we diversify trade and double non-U.S. trade
Mr. Speaker, we are unlocking trade opportunities for Canadians and Canadian farmers around the world. Let us look at China. Let us look at Mexico, for example, where we are continuing to stand with Canadian farmers. At the same time, we are unlocking trade agreements and investment directly into Canada, around the world, and negotiating and concluding over 20 trade agreements over the past six
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. What he said is not true. We are continuing to build a strong economy in Canada with trade agreements around the world. For example, we signed an agreement with Indonesia last year, and we have agreements with Indo‑Pacific countries, including ASEAN in 2026. We are going to keep building the economy through agreements like these. I would like to
Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Canada has one of the strongest positions fiscally in the G7. In addition to maintaining and growing that position, we are also delivering for Canadians: $6 billion for investing in the skilled trades; more than $700 million for athletics in this country, from playground to podium; building Canada's homes by providing low-cost financing; and ensuring that there is a
Mr. Speaker, Canada has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. At the same time, in direct response to my colleague's question, we have reduced the deficit by $11 billion, as announced yesterday. One thing the Conservatives have failed to do is to vote for Canadians, vote for dental care, vote for pharmacare, vote for the groceries and essentials benefit, vote for housing and vote for