Discussion · Oral Questions
Jacob Mantle Conservative
“The government is failing to enforce the law against goods made with forced labour. This failure puts our economy at risk of new tariffs from the U.S. Stores in Ottawa and Toronto are selling bicycles from a company the U.S. blocked. I want the government to tell us if these bicycles were made with forced labour.”
“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 economy with new tariffs. The U.S. regularly blocks shipments. Last year, they blocked shipments from the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant Manufacturing Company. Those bicycles are available in Canada today, at two stores in Ottawa and three in the Toronto region. Can the government confirm for the House whether or not those bicycles available today were made with forced labour?”
Official Hansard
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 economy with new tariffs. The U.S. regularly blocks shipments. Last year, they blocked shipments from the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant Manufacturing Company. Those bicycles are available in Canada today, at two stores in Ottawa and three in the Toronto region. Can the government confirm for the House whether or not those bicycles available today were made with forced labour?