Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank all the witnesses for their presentations today.
My first question is for you, Ms. Cetinkaya.
We know that there are currently quite significant deficiencies in the control of goods produced by forced labour.
If we compare our situation to that of the United States, we realize that the value of illicit goods seized in Canada is almost nil, since there was only one seizure, and it was subsequently cancelled. In the United States, however, the value of seizures is in the millions of dollars.
We know that, in Canada, it's up to customs officers to prove the use of forced labour, as if observed by flashlight, whereas in the United States, it's up to the company to show that it's not using forced labour.
How do you explain such a big difference in the results and in the approach?