- On October 26, 2021, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau reshuffled his cabinet. He has appointed Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand as new Defence Minister of Canada.
- Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet after his Liberal Party returned to power in snap polls,
- Furthermore, there were calls for major military reforms. Public and political leaders are putting pressure on Canadian military to change its culture and create a system for preventing and managing sexual misconduct allegations.
- Anita Anand (54-year-old) will replace Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan.
- Harjit Sajjan is a long-term defence minister who was criticized for handling the military sexual misconduct crisis. Though, there are some reports that, Sajjan has been given charge as Minister of International Development Agency.
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