Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing behind his public safety minister, Gary Anandasangaree, who has acknowledged asking Canadian officials to authorize the permanent residency of a man with alleged links to a Sri Lankan terrorist organization.
The Toronto-area MP penned two letters to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)—one in 2016, and one in 2023—asking to reverse its decision to reject the immigration request of Senthuran Selvakumaran.
