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President of the Treasury Board

Hon. Anita Anand

  • Member of Parliament
  • President of the Treasury Board
  • Liberal
  • Oakville
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $137,107.74

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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 3:13:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased that the member opposite brought up the very point of Canadians assisting the Ukrainian armed forces in their time of need. Not only have we trained 36,000 members of the Ukrainian armed forces, we are in England, we are in Poland; we are in Latvia continuing to support Ukraine in its time of need. We will always stand up for the Canadian Armed Forces here at home and abroad, ensuring that they have what they need to protect and defend this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/23 3:09:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since the very beginning, Canada has stood shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine. Since 2015, Canada has trained over 34,000 Ukrainian armed forces members. We have put on the table over $5 billion of military aid. We will stand with Ukraine in its fight for security, solidarity and sovereignty. The decision relating to peace and Ukraine's future will come from Ukraine itself. Canada will be there all along the way.
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Context: House Hansard - 144 - Dec/8/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/22 3:11:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his leadership on this issue. Since 2015, under Operation Unifier, the Canadian Armed Forces have trained more than 34,000 Ukrainian military personnel. We are training them in England. We are training Ukrainian engineers in Poland. Why? It is because their sovereignty, their stability and their security is global security as well, and we are there in the short term and the long term until Ukraine wins this war.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Nov/14/22 2:50:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this morning, the Prime Minister announced an additional $500 million of military aid for Ukraine, bringing the total committed by the Government of Canada to over $1 billion. In addition, Canada is transporting military aid on behalf of our allies and ourselves. We have transported over five million pounds of aid. We stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in the short and long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Oct/18/22 2:51:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, in Poland, I signed a memorandum of understanding, strengthening the defence relationship with Poland, and committed 40 Canadian Armed Forces engineers to help train Ukrainians. Then at NATO, I announced another tranche of military aid for Ukraine, including cameras for drones, satellite services, 155 millimetre ammunition and additional aid. We will stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in the short and long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:52:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our support for Ukraine remains unwavering. This past weekend, while the Prime Minister was in Kyiv, he announced $50 million more in military aid, in addition to the $131 million already committed since February. This includes 18 drone cameras, $15 million in high-resolution satellite imagery, $1 million in small arms and related ammunition and additional ammunition for the M777 Howitzers. As Ukrainian heroes fight back to win this war, Canada stands shoulder to shoulder with them.
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Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Apr/7/22 2:56:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the reality is that we are leaving no stone unturned in our aid to Ukraine. I have announced six tranches of military aid, totalling over $110 million. That aid has included hand grenades, rocket launchers, ammunition, sniper rifles, Carl Gustaf weapon systems and fragmentation vests, among other things. We will continue to explore every opportunity to deliver aid to Ukraine. I spoke with my counterpart, Minister Reznikov, this morning for the second time this week to ensure that we are collaborating with our allies and with Ukraine to deliver as much aid as possible as soon as possible.
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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/22/22 2:58:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Canadian Armed Forces for its ongoing and historic work to protect our country and contribute to our world. I would like to say in addition that we have contributed lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including anti-tank missiles, grenades and fragmentation vests, and we will continue to provide millions and millions of dollars' worth of aid to Ukraine. In terms of the suggestion, I look forward to working with my hon. colleague to get more details on his suggestion so that we can take it forward. We will continue to leave no stone unturned to assist Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/22/22 2:38:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. We are increasing our defence spending by 70% over the nine-year period beginning in 2017. We are very committed to our NATO and NORAD alliances, and we will continue to ensure that our Arctic is sovereign, that our continent is secure, and that we are ensuring and upholding the rules-based international order.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:35:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are making major, essential investments in personnel, equipment and infrastructure in the north. What have we done? We recently awarded a $592‑million contract to Nasittuq Corporation, an Inuit company, to operate and maintain the North Warning System. We remain strongly and steadfastly committed to defending our national interests.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:34:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, alongside our American partners, our government is making the investments necessary to modernize NORAD. It is a personal priority for me and for our government, and I have had many conversations with the secretary of defence of the United States about our continued co-operation to protect the sovereignty of our Arctic, to protect our continental defence and to work together for the benefit of the safety and security of our world.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:33:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have already said, we have already imposed sanctions against President Putin himself and on key members of his inner circle, the oligarchs close to his regime and members of the Russian Duma. We will continue to exert maximum pressure on the Putin regime with our allies.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:32:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, together with our allies, we are ensuring that Russia's actions do not go unpunished. We have levied sanctions against President Putin directly, key members of his inner circle, his foreign minister, oligarchs close to the Putin regime and members of the State Duma, and we are not done yet. We will keep working with our allies to impose sanctions that are meaningful across the board.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:31:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, we will do everything we can to welcome the people of Ukraine. Second, since we know that family members of Canadian citizens may want to start a new life in Canada, everyone who arrives under these measures will be eligible for an open work permit. They will be able to start working right away if they wish. We are also going to work very hard for families.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:30:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today we announced a new program that will eliminate many of the administrative formalities to get Ukrainians here faster so they can have a safe place to stay for up to two years. There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainians who can apply. The process will be very fast.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:29:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that our government is very serious about protecting our sovereignty in the North and the Arctic. What we are going to do is continue working with the United States for our continent and our country. We also have the Coast Guard working for us.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:27:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to assure my hon. colleague and the House of Commons that we are indeed prepared for every eventuality, including those from the information we have received relating to the nuclear allusions that Mr. Putin has been making. We need to be non-provocative, we need to be rational in this situation and we need to act together as a country and support each other in this time of need.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:26:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Our government is prepared for any eventuality. We are putting in across-the-board measures to support Ukraine in this situation. We have NORAD modernization as our priority. We are working very closely with our American counterparts. We will leave no stone unturned for the safety and security of this country, this continent and indeed Ukraine itself.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:25:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, of course we are prepared. We will leave no stone unturned to support our Ukrainian friends. To that end, I announced today that we will be stepping up our support with two new major contributions in order to provide more lethal aid. That is our priority to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Hon. Anita Anand
  • Mar/3/22 2:24:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we must defend Canadians against disinformation and propaganda. We will not be intimidated by tyrants. Putin wants to destroy democracy.
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