If Anita Anand is selected as Justin Trudeau's replacement, she will create history by becoming the first Canadian of Indian descent to become the PM of the country.
Ottawa: Canada's Indian-origin Transport Minister Anita Anand is in the race to become the next Canadian Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister, announced his decision this week to step down ahead of the 2025 elections. He said he would step down once the ruling Liberal Party Liberal Party elects a new leader.
Anand expressed gratitude towards Trudeau for his leadership and dedication, In a post on X, she wrote, "Thank you, Prime Minister. Thank you for your leadership and for your dedication to our country. It has been an honor and privilege to serve Canadians with you."
Apart from Anita, others being considered are Dominic LeBlanc, Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly, Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Mark Carney. Anita is a senior member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She has been a member of parliament since 2019, and has held several key portfolios, including Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Minister of National Defence, and President of the Treasury Board. She has been the Transport and Internal Trade Minister since 2024.
Born on May 20, 1967, in Kentville, Nova Scotia, to doctor parents Saroj D Ram and SV Anand, should Anita be selected as Trudeau's replacement, she will create history by becoming the first woman of color and first Canadian of Indian origin to become the prime minister of Canada.
Trudeau's sharp retort to TrumpCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit back at US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to use "economic force" to absorb Canada into the United States, saying there is no possibility of merging countries. "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Mr Trudeau wrote on X (formally Twitter). "Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other's biggest trading and security partner," he added. The response came after incoming US president Trump said he was willing to use "economic force" to merge Canada and the United States, hours after the Canadian premier announced his resignation as the leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister. |
