MPMichaelMa@MPMichaelMa
Today, during an exchange with a witness at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, I asked questions that inadvertently came across as dismissive of the serious issue of forced labour.
To be clear, my line of questioning referred to auto manufacturing in Shenzhen, China, and not in Xinjiang.
I regret this mistake and apologise to Ms. McCuaig-Johnston and my fellow committee members.
I condemn forced labour, in all its forms. Canada has amongst the most rigorous forced-labour import laws in the world, and I am proud to support the government’s work to eradicate forced labour from supply chains and enforce Canada’s import prohibition.
