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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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this government always stands with its legal obligations. C-35 At the same time, we have introduced Bill, and we very much hope that the opposition will work with us. Through the summer, we will be consulting, and we will be coming up with a list of goods that will be the subject of sanctions in the case of forced labour. We stand up for human rights. We stand up
C-35 I want to be clear that forced labour for any product or good is already prohibited under Canadian law. We have laws from 2020 and 2024 that specifically prohibit forced labour in a supply chain. Billprovides additional tools to the CBSA to ensure that any good made by forced labour does not enter the country, period.
As I said, the independence of Parliament is a pillar of Canadian democracy. Members and senators have a long tradition of travelling all over the world. They're free to travel wherever they want.
Thank you again for the question. At this time, we can't confirm the goods that will be included on the list. We already introduced the bill last Friday. We'll now be holding discussions across the country with the members of Parliament and stakeholders to hear their views. In the fall, during the next parliamentary session, we'll have a list. We'll return here to the committee to discuss it.
At that point, I can discuss the products that will or won't be on the list.
Minister Gull-Masty Minister Alty Minister Chartrand Absolutely. Yes, always. The gist of my conversations with the ICPC, with Natan Obed, and indeed across our government, including with, for example,,and, has been to ensure that the rollout of our Arctic strategy will always involve a focus on indigenous voices, as well as to ensure that the economic benefits that will no doubt accrue as we
I don't have information to divulge. I would like to close my answer by expressing deep sympathy to the family of the officer who was killed.
Thank you again for the question. I would like to emphasize that our members can travel anywhere in the world, and that our foreign affairs are sovereign. Our foreign policy is not dictated by any other nation.