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Portrait of Anita Anand. Photo: Jennifer Jacquemart / European Commission, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Honourable

Anita Anand

Liberal · Oakville East, ON

Sitting MPfemaleAbout 59

Photo: Jennifer Jacquemart / European Commission, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Anita Indira Anand is a Canadian politician, lawyer and former academic who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Anand was elected to the House of Commons in 2019 and is the member of Parliament (MP) for Oakville East. She has held a number of Cabinet portfolios since 2019. encyclopedia

Born
1967, Kentvilleencyclopedia
Languages
English, Frenchofficial
Occupation before politics
academic, jurist, law professor, lawyer, minister, politician, university teacherencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Oakville East

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Anita Anand31,128
    Ron ChhinzerRunner-up · Conservative27,301

    Difference 3,827 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Oakville

    Liberal · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
    Anita Anand28,137
    Kerry ColborneRunner-up · Conservative24,430

    Difference 3,707 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 44th general election.

    encyclopedia

  3. Oakville

    Liberal · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
    Anita Anand30,265
    Terence YoungRunner-up · Conservative25,561

    Difference 4,704 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 43rd general election.

    encyclopedia

Education

  • University of OxfordDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Queen's UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Dalhousie UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of LawDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

  • University of TorontoRole not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • TorysRole not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • University of Western OntarioRole not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Yale Law SchoolRole not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Government roles

In their own words

1,996 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.

Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this government always stands with its legal obligations. At the same time, we have introduced Bill C-35, 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 o…Oral Questions — International Trade · 2026-06-16

Where they stand

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A stored score on 8 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.

Climate

Faster fossil phase-down

The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

Excerpts repeat commitment to clean electricity, low-carbon retrofits, zero-emissions vehicles and climate finance.

As I wanted to say in my opening remarks, it's very important to realize that our government is committed to a sustainable environment and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. How that plays out in PSPC is very important.
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Energy

Expand production and export

The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas

Excerpts support continued LNG exports and positioning Canada as energy superpower.

That is why the LNG exports we have seen from Canada's west coast will continue. In my travels and in every bilateral conversation, I hear that the world wants more Canada.
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Federalism

Ottawa leads

The other end of this axis: Provinces lead

Describes federal government as central purchaser responding to provincial requests.

As you know, we are the central purchaser and we are spearheading the consolidated purchase of emergency supplies and services required for Canada, including at the federal, provincial and territorial levels.
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Fiscal policy

Higher taxes and public spending

The other end of this axis: Lower taxes and tighter spending

Repeats calls for increased funding through budgets and main estimates.

Our defence spending is increasing by 70% under our current defence policy. In our last budget, we are increasing defence spending by $8 billion.
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Foreign affairs

Assertive alliances and sanctions

The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

Repeats commitment to training Ukrainian forces and leading NATO battle group.

We have extended and expanded Operation Unifier. We have committed $340 million over three years to ensure that we continue training Ukrainian soldiers. We have put forward a $120-million loan and $50 million in humanitarian aid.
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Immigration

Higher permanent intake

The other end of this axis: Lower intake

Repeats commitment to resettling at least 40,000 Afghan refugees.

Under the leadership of my colleague, the Minister of Immigration, we are committed to bringing 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada.
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Labour

Stronger unions and standards

The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

Excerpts stress banning forced labour and protecting workers' rights in supply chains.

Forced labour has no place in Canadian supply chains or in the products on our shelves. No one person, let alone many, should be trapped in an exploitative employment relationship so that others can benefit from lower costs.
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Trade

Diversify away from one partner

The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

Excerpts repeatedly call for diversifying supply chains beyond the US.

At the same time, we are building Canada strong; we are diversifying our supply chains with major economies in the Indo-Pacific, we are reducing internal barriers to trade, and we are getting national projects off the ground, things that I remind the opposition they voted against.
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6 topics with no stored score
  • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
  • DefenceNo position has been scored.
  • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
  • HealthNo position has been scored.
  • HousingNo position has been scored.
  • Public safetyNo position has been scored.

Who lines up

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