Public Safety Minister Fields Questions on Illegal Migration, Church Arsons During Committee Meeting

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree adjusts the microphone as he waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

At a committee meeting to discuss his priorities in the fall sitting on Oct. 9, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree was pressed by opposition MPs on issues like illegal migrants, recent church arsons, and the federal gun buyback program.

Anandasangaree told MPs during the public safety committee meeting that his top priorities are enhancing border security and tackling cross-border crime.