Mr. Doug Forsyth at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On March 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 24th, 2022 / 1 p.m.

Director General, Market Access, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I can perhaps add a bit to my colleague's intervention.

First off, in terms of IUU fishing, the department of Global Affairs Canada does not have a mandate to manage that or to deal with that.

Then I would echo my colleague's comments with respect to labour standards and the participation of Global Affairs Canada. Along with our colleagues from ESDC, CBSA and a couple of other departments, we are working and doing our best to manage that issue and make sure labour standards are enforced with respect to trade in goods imported into Canada, including fish products.

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