“We have strong laws against forced labour, and we check all goods entering Canada. We put 600 million dollars in last year's budget to fight forced labour. We also include strong worker rules in our trade deals.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada has some of the most rigorous forced labour laws in the world. We condemn forced labour everywhere it exists, including in my meeting last Friday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China. Every good that enters this country is subject to rigorous import controls and screening. We allocated $600 million in last year’s budget to address forced labour. We prioritize the inclusion of comprehensive labour provisions in free trade agreements to promote international labour standards. We stand with workers everywhere—”

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“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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“We strongly oppose forced labour anywhere in the world. We make sure our trade deals ban it, while we keep growing Canada's economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on the front lines of our relationship with China and countries around the world. We wholeheartedly and emphatically condemn forced labour wherever it occurs. In addition, in our free trade negotiations with countries around the world, we underline and ensure that we are condemning forced labour. Finally, we will continue to grow the Canadian economy strong, not only concluding 20 agreements on the economy, security and defence worldwide, but also ensuring that we are responsibly—”

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“Forced labour is unacceptable. We work hard to protect our supply chains and enforce strict laws to stop goods made with forced labour. We also include strong labour rules in our trade deals to protect workers in Canada and around the world.”

“Mr. Speaker, as the minister before me said, forced labour is absolutely unacceptable. That is why we are always working hard to ensure that we have our supply chain completely protected. That is why various departments within the Government of Canada, as per the strict laws we have in place, work all the time to ensure that we stop any shipments that are a result of forced labour. In fact, that is why, in all our trade agreements, we make sure that we have stringent labour provisions to uphold international labour standards. We will continue to do so, to make sure that we protect Canadian workers and workers abroad.”

“Forced labour is wrong. The government is working to keep it out of our supply chains, and we are making strong labour rules a priority in our trade deals.”

“Mr. Speaker, forced labour is unacceptable. We must ensure that our global supply chains are free of these kinds of abusive practices. We are working closely with the relevant minister and the entire government to reduce forced labour in the supply chain. This is also why we are making it a priority to have comprehensive labour provisions included in the free trade agreement, to promote international labour standards.”

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“We check goods coming into Canada to stop products made with forced labour. Border agents track these items and report on them each year to protect workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, all goods entering the country are subject to import controls and rigorous verification processes. The Canada Border Services Agency conducts risk analyses to identify and intercept any goods that are likely to have been produced using forced labour, and it reports back to Parliament every year. We will protect Canada’s interests while standing up for high labour standards for all workers.”

“Forced labour is unacceptable. We are working to keep our supply chain free of it. We put strict labour rules in our trade agreements and enforce our laws to protect workers in Canada and around the world.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is worth repeating that forced labour is completely unacceptable. We take all steps necessary to ensure that we keep our supply chain free from forced labour. We, in fact, put a lot of work and rigour into ensuring that, in all our trade agreements, we have stringent labour standards and provisions according to international labour standards. We will continue to do that work. We will continue to enforce our laws. We will continue to make sure that our supply chain is free of forced labour so that we can protect Canadian workers and workers abroad.”

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