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Anita Anand Liberal
“Canada will always protect workers' rights here and abroad. We spent $600 million last year and included worker protections in our trade deals, including in talks with China. At the same time, our exports grew by more than 17%.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to underline that Canada will always protect the rights of workers within and outside this country. The $600 million allocated in last year’s budget was on top of a number of measures that we have taken in our negotiations, in our free trade agreements with other countries around the world, a point I emphasized last Friday when I spoke with China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. I want to say that our economy, at the same time, has grown by more than 17% in terms of our exports. We will build Canada—”
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Mr. Speaker, I want to underline that Canada will always protect the rights of workers within and outside this country. The $600 million allocated in last year’s budget was on top of a number of measures that we have taken in our negotiations, in our free trade agreements with other countries around the world, a point I emphasized last Friday when I spoke with China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. I want to say that our economy, at the same time, has grown by more than 17% in terms of our exports. We will build Canada—