International Trade

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, we have laws and basic standards to hold those responsible for slavery accountable in Canadian supply chains. Canadian law requires the government to table the anti-slavery report from the ombudsman every year. It has refused to do so for three straight years. Why does the government ke…

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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this government always stands with its legal obligations. At the same time, we have introduced Bill C-35, and we very much hope that the opposition will work with us. Through the summer, we will be consulting, and we will be coming up with a list of goods that will be t…

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Mr. Speaker, so far in 2026, the U.S. Customs authority has blocked 1,198 shipments worth about $75 million on concerns with forced labour. I know this because the U.S. authorities make their data publicly available. I checked it this morning. In contrast, the Liberal government does not. When I ask…

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Mr. Speaker, let me be clear, Canada and the United States share the goal of keeping goods produced through forced labour out of our supply chains. Canada already has strong protections in place, and we will take further action to strengthen them through new legislation. We will continue to work clo…

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Mr. Speaker, the issue is not the law, whether that is the current law or any subsequent law the government may introduce. The issue is the Liberal government's complete and utter negligence in enforcing the current law. Now the Liberals have been caught, and that failure is threatening our entire e…