Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good evening to all the witnesses. Thank you for being here so late in the day to share your insights with us.
Mr. Breau, although you have every right to use the official language of your choice, I must tell you how disappointed I was not to hear you speak the language of Molière, especially since you told us that you were proficient in French.
The few French-speaking members on the committee turn into excited little puppies when we have witnesses who speak French. We were eager to hear someone finally use the language of Molière, which doesn't happen very often.
Be that as it may, I have a very simple question for you. We just heard that Parliament is toying with the idea of bringing in legislation that would hold Canadian companies that do business in China accountable for their supply chains, investments and so forth. The idea is to make sure they are engaging in ethical activities, and not supporting forced labour or environmental exploitation.
How do you make sure that your business activities and investments don't support forced labour, social rights abuses, environmental violations or what have you?
Is that something you're concerned about?
If so, how do you control those things?