Rookie PSPC minister a ‘calculated risk’ as a cabinet pick, say observers

Canada's new procurement minister Anita Anand 'ticks a lot of the boxes,' says one political observer of the first Hindu to be appointed into cabinet on a federal level.
Canada's new procurement minister Anita Anand is flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette on Nov. 20 at Rideau Hall. The rookie MP from Oakville severed her ties with lobbying group Canada India Foundation after being elected.
The prime minister took a risk when he put a rookie Liberal MP in charge of the government’s decisions around procurement, but the Oakville MP seems to be up to the task, given her professional chops, some political observers say.

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