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She won from Oakville East riding in the House of Commons in the recent federal elections. She had earlier represented the Oakville riding from 2019 to 2025 and was Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Minister of National Defence, Transport and Internal Trade and President of the Treasury Board.
Anand was born on May 20, 1967 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, to Indian immigrant doctor parents, Saroj D Ram and SV Anand, who migrated to Canada from India in the early 1960s. Her mother is from Punjab, and her father is from Tamil Nadu and has two sisters, Gita and Sonia. In 1995 she got married to John Knowlton, a lawyer and business executive and have four children and live in Oakville.
The relations between both countries have been severely strained since the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023, as the then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Indian officials and India vehemently denied these allegations, resulting in the mutual expulsion of diplomats.
The Khalistani issue has been a bone of contention in the relations of both countries. As per the 2021 census, there are 771,790 sikh Diaspora in Canada, which plays a significant role in the domestic politics of Canada.
In 2019 Singh was first elected and has been active in various parliamentary committees. He did a short stint as the parliamentary secretary to the Foreign Minister. “An honour of a lifetime to be appointed as Canada’s International Trade Minister. I’m grateful to Prime Minister @MarkJCarney for the confidence he’s placed in me to diversify trade, support Canadian businesses in reaching new global markets, and help create good-paying jobs across Canada. I’m proud to stand alongside my colleagues as we work together to build the fastest-growing economy in the G7,’’ he wrote on X.
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