Mr. David Hutchison at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On March 28th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 28th, 2022 / 11:55 a.m.

Acting Director General, Trade Portfolio Strategy and Coordination, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

David Hutchison

The purpose of the declaration is to ensure that Canadian businesses that are active in the Chinese market—our exporters—are aware of the risks.

We've taken great efforts to provide information to Canadian businesses to ensure that they undertake the necessary due diligence to avoid being involved with any business activities that involve forced labour.

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