Anita Anand, an Indian-origin Canadian politician, was chosen as the country’s new Defence Minister on October 26 in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, more than a month after his Liberal Party reclaimed power in quick elections and amid calls for major military changes.
According to the press release, the new Cabinet maintains gender balance and comprises 38 members, one more than before the election. According to a Global News story, Ms Anand has been tipped as a top prospect for weeks by defence industry analysts who feel her selection would send a strong signal to survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct that the government is serious about pursuing big reforms.
Reports claim that the Canadian military is under strong public and political pressure to improve its culture and build better processes for preventing and dealing with sexual misconduct charges. The Canadian military has been under public and political pressure to improve its processes for preventing and addressing sexual misconduct complaints. One of the improvements needed is an independent reporting system to ensure that claims of sexual misconduct are handled outside the chain of command.
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The report claims that Ms Anand has a strong history as a corporate lawyer and has worked extensively on corporate governance, which refers to the laws and procedures that regulate how firms operate. Ms Anand was one of three Indo-Canadian ministers in the dissolved Cabinet who won parliamentary elections last month, along with Mr Sajjan and Bardish Chagger.
She soon rose to lead the country’s attempts to obtain COVID-19 vaccines, and she frequently campaigned alongside Prime Minister Trudeau. As former Minister of Public Services and Procurement, she played a prominent part in the Liberal response to the health crisis.
