No, I don't think that's adequate, because you see that the companies that are taking the lead in this are generally the pioneers in their field. They're what you might call the tip of the iceberg. If you look at something like the extractive sector, where we have thousands headquartered out of Canada—Canada is the largest home to the extractive sector globally—you'll see there are thousands of companies which are not yet compliant with that. Whilst we have pioneers in the field, we have not yet reached a tipping point in terms of that approach, and that's where legislation comes in. You see, for example, I think in the French legislation, if 50% of the companies haven't signed up, the government would bring in legislation. I don't think we can wait for that. I think it's time to create a level playing field so that Canadian companies can engage at the same level as our Australian, European, and Californian counterparts, but also, ultimately, of course, in the best interests of children.
On November 28th, 2017. See this statement in context.