Sathiyasangaree "Gary" Anandasangaree PC MP (Tamil: சத்தியசங்கரி ஆனந்தசங்கரி) is a Tamil Canadian politician and a lawyer who has served as the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency since December 2024.
[13][14] This has led to Sinhalese Buddhist nationalists labelling Anandasangaree as a member of the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
[15][16][17] However, LTTE supporters openly backed Anandasangaree's conservative opponent during the 2015 federal election campaign.
[13] In October 2013 Anandasangaree announced that he would be seeking the Liberal Party nomination for the Scarborough—Rouge Park for the 2015 federal election.
[20][21] Anandasangaree continued his advocacy for Human Rights in parliament, speaking on International Human Rights Day about welcoming Syrian refugees and an Iranian scholar (Dr. Hossein Raessi) who was protected due to a joint program between Carleton University and University of Ottawa.
[22] Anandasangaree sat on the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development committee in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.