Transport Minister Anita Anand not seeking re-election

Canada’s Transport Minister, Anita Anand, will will not seek re-election as Member of Parliament for Oakville, ON, according to a statement posted to social media on Jan. 11.

Anand, who assumed Canada’s transport portfolio in September 2024, wrote that while this chapter in her life has been challenging, “it has been tremendously fulfilling to deliver results for Canadians by working collaboratively.”

First elected in 2019, Anand was rumoured to be a contender for the federal Liberal Party leadership, but said she will not run to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Anand previously served as minister of national defence, public services and procurement, and president of the Treasury Board.

She was a lawyer and law professor at the University of Toronto before entering politics. Anand said she planned to return to academia.

“Now that the prime minister has made his decision to move to his next chapter, I have determined the time is right for me to do the same, and to return to my prior professional life of teaching, research and public policy analyses,” she said.

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