Gary Anandasangaree’s story begins in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, where he was born into a family marked by politics and conflict. His mother brought him to Canada in 1983 after anti-Tamil riots swept the country, while his father, V. Anandasangaree, remained behind as a prominent Tamil politician.
Four decades later, the boy who arrived as a refugee is now Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, overseeing one of Ottawa’s most politically fraught portfolios.
