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Anita Anand’s father was from Tamil Nadu and mother from Punjab.
After the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Canada, the name of Indian-origin MP Anita Anand is being considered prominently for the post of Prime Minister. According to media reports, the ruling Liberal Party may elect a new Prime Minister before the parliamentary elections to be held this year. The party’s National Caucus meeting is also going to be held on Wednesday i.e. today.
It is believed that a consensus can be reached in the party on Anita’s name. If this happens, she will be the first black woman to reach the post of Prime Minister in Canada. For now, Trudeau will remain in office until a new leader is elected.
Anita Anand is a senior member of the Liberal Party. She is also a member of the Canadian Parliament since 2019. He has held several key portfolios in the Trudeau government, including the Ministry of Public Service and Procurement, the Ministry of National Defense and Chairman of the Treasury Board. He is the Transport and Internal Trade Minister from 2024.
After increasing pressure from party leaders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned from both the posts of party leader and PM on January 6. He became PM for the third time in September 2021. The tenure of his government was till October 2025.
Anita Anand became MP by winning the election from Oakville in 2019. As Public Service Minister, he played an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If Anita becomes PM, she will be the second woman in the country to reach this post.
- Anita’s father was from Tamil Nadu while her mother was from Punjab. However, Anita was born and raised in Nova Scotia, a rural area in Canada.
- He did his Graduation in Arts in Political Science from Queen’s University, Graduation in Arts in Jurisprudence from Oxford University, Graduation in Law from Dalhousie University and Masters in Law from the University of Toronto.
- 57 year old Anita is a lawyer by profession. He won his first parliamentary election in 2019 from the Oakville seat in Canada. In the same year he was made the Cabinet Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
- Anita is the second woman to hold the Defense Ministry of Canada. Earlier in 1990, Kim Campbell had taken this responsibility.
- Anita has also been the Associate Dean of the University of Toronto. She married John Knowlton in 1995, who is a Canadian lawyer and business executive. He has 4 children.
- Anita Anand has been a vocal supporter of gender equality. She supports LGBTQIA+ rights. He also led initiatives to fight sexual misconduct and bring about cultural change in the Canadian Defense Forces.
- Kim Campbell of the Progressive Conservative Party became the first female Prime Minister of Canada in 1993, after which no woman has reached the post of Prime Minister in Canada.
Anita Anand was born in a rural area of Canada. She has been the Associate Dean of the University of Toronto
Trudeau’s party does not have majority
The Liberal Party has 153 MPs in the House of Commons, the Parliament of Canada. There are 338 seats in the House of Commons. The majority figure in this is 170. Last year, the New Democratic Party (NDP), an ally of the Trudeau government, had withdrawn the support of 25 of its MPs. The NDP is the party of pro-Khalistan Canadian Sikh MP Jagmeet Singh.
Due to the break of the alliance, the Trudeau government was reduced to minority. However, in the majority test held on October 1, Trudeau’s Liberal Party got the support of another party. Because of this, Trudeau passed the floor test.
New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has decided to again bring a no-confidence motion against PM Trudeau. Although the Canadian Parliament has been adjourned till March 24, the Liberal Party has more than 60 days to gather majority and elect a new leader.
Why is there resentment against Trudeau?
There is resentment among Canadians against Trudeau due to continuously increasing inflation. Apart from this, Trudeau has been facing political challenges for some time due to the rise of fundamentalist forces in Canada, the increasing number of immigrants and the situation created after Covid-19.
In an Ipsos survey conducted in October last year, only 28% of Canadians said Trudeau should contest re-election. According to the Angus Reid Institute, Trudeau’s approval rating has fallen to 30%. On the other hand, the number of people who dislike him has reached 65%.
According to many surveys conducted in the country, if elections are held in Canada, the Conservative Party may get majority, because the public is troubled by rising inflation.
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