Thank you, Chair.
In light of what you said, I'm going to take this opportunity to move the following motion:
That the committee unequivocally condemn forced labour practices in China.
I would like to remind this committee that it was a Liberal government that first acknowledged the Uyghur forced labour camps and the human rights abuses. That's been widely recognized by the United Nations and other human rights groups. I'd also like to point out that it was Beijing that detained the two Michaels for over 1,000 days.
Also, it's not because of the Chinese people, of course, but because of the government in China, that Huawei was banned here in Canada and that TikTok has been removed from government devices.
These are serious threats and serious issues facing our country and we, as a collective here at this committee, need to come together and condemn this. I would also like to point out that there's a record of IP leakage and IP theft. There's a record of using their economy as geopolitical leverage.
I'd like to move this motion because it's unclear here if Mr. Ma has deviated from the Liberal Party's long-standing opposition to Chinese enslavement and human rights abuses or if he's soft launching the Liberal Party's new position on these issues.