Anita Anand

• Anand states any role in Iran war must fit ‘legal and policy frameworks’

  Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed a statement after it was released by allies Thursday, expressing willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz..

  Canada

  Mar 20
  
• NATO hasn’t received formal request for Strait of Hormuz help, Anand says

  On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said 'numerous countries' had told him they were 'on the way' to help the U.S. with the Strait of Hormuz.

  Politics

  Mar 17
  
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• Ottawa reserves commercial flight seats for Canadians in ‘volatile’ Iran war

  Canada has arranged a chartered flight departing from the UAE, which has the highest number of Canadians registered in the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• Dozens of Canadians have left Iran as Ottawa lays out evacuation options

  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the government was working on a number of options for getting Canadians out safely, including a 'limited number' of chartered flights.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• NATO must look ‘northward’ to Arctic threats, Anand warns in speech

  Last month, Canada opened a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, as U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to acquire the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• Anand requests use of Omani airspace to aid Canadians in Gulf ‘if necessary’

  As of Monday, there were 97,000 Canadian citizens and permanent residents registered in the region, Global Affairs Canada said on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Anand won’t comment on whether U.S.-Israeli strikes are legal

  The minister faced repeated questions about the conflict while taking part in a media scrum in New Delhi following the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran Saturday.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Canadians urged to leave parts of Middle East as conflict risk grows: Anand

  The statement says Canadians in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon should consider departing while commercial options are still available.

  World

  Feb 27
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• Over 61K Canadians in Mexico register as situation becomes ‘more stable’

  As of Tuesday morning, more than 55,000 Canadians in Mexico had voluntarily registered with Global Affairs Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

  Canada

  Feb 24
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• Canadians accused of joining ISIS moved out of Syria to prisons in Iraq

  At least five Canadians may be among those now before Iraq's judiciary.

  Canada

  Feb 13