Prime Minister Carney says he still has confidence in public safety minister
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Mark Carney said Gary Anandasangaree was transparent about his immigration support letters for a terrorist group 'member.'
Prime Minister Mark Carney stood by his public safety minister on Wednesday, saying Gary Anandasangaree had been open about his support for the immigration of a suspected terrorist group member.
“The public safety minister has been transparent about the details of that situation and he has my confidence,” Carney said after announcing measures to protect Canada’s steel industry.
On Tuesday, Global News reported that before joining cabinet, the Toronto-area MP asked Canadian officials to approve the permanent residence application of a man they had deemed a Tamil Tigers member.
The Tamil Tigers, or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, fought a lengthy failed independence war in Sri Lanka and have been on Canada’s list of designated terrorist entities since 2006.
Although the Canada Border Services Agency had rejected the man as an immigrant on the grounds he was a member of the group, Anandasangaree asked them to reverse their decision.
In 2016 and 2023, Anandasangaree wrote letters to the CBSA endorsing the man’s bid to move to Toronto. The most recent letter was when the MP was parliamentary secretary of justice.
Last Wednesday, the Federal Court rejected the man’s latest appeal, saying that despite the MP’s letter of support, the CBSA had correctly prioritized national security and public safety.
In a statement, Anandasangaree said he could not comment on a case before the courts but defended his actions, saying he had stopped writing letters of support when he joined cabinet in 2023.
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