“The United States publicly shares data on shipments blocked over forced labour, but the Canadian government will not. I want to know why the government keeps this information secret.”

“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 asked for this information at the Standing Committee on International Trade, I received a written response that said the government is “unable to provide the requested information”. If the U.S. authorities can make their data publicly available to see, why can the Liberal government not?”

“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?”