Heather McPherson at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

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

March 28th, 2022 / 12:45 p.m.

NDP

Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

Thank you.

Very quickly, I have one last question.

We know that the Canadian government has pushed to have the commissioner have the study in May. This is great news. China, though, has yet to ratify the ILO's convention on forced labour, and the ILO has already expressed concern over the labour practices in Xinjiang. Will the government work towards pushing for an independent inquiry led by the ILO into the situation of the Uighur forced labour in China?

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