New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Indian-origin politician Anita Anand as his defence minister in a cabinet reshuffle a month after returning to power following a snap election.
After taking the charge to protect Canada, Anita Anada tweeted that “It is my sincere honour to be sworn in today as Minister of National Defence. Thank you @JustinTrudeau for entrusting me with this portfolio,”
Canada in the last few years – become the favorite place for the Indians to settle down and work. Nowadays, Indian-Origin people are contributing very high to the development of Canada and its economy.
According to the Canadian Media, Anita Anand, Sajjan, and Bardish Chagger were three Indo-Canadian ministers in the dissolved cabinet who emerged victorious in the parliamentary polls in September.
Anita Anand was first elected to parliament in 2019, representing Oakville in Ontario province, and served as the procurement minister throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As the procurement minister, Anand handled the supply of Covid vaccines to Canada from India. She received the first batch of five lakh doses of vaccines from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India.
When India was battling its worst Covid crisis in April, Anand expressed her commitment to helping India with medical equipment.
(_Vinayak Barot)