Mr. Speaker, the hon. member in her speech talked about the Income Tax Act, competition, corporate fines and penalties, tax loopholes, making money off breaking the law, rewards for breaking the law, fines on polluters and the idea there should be transparency, accountability and an end to secrecy. She talked about people serving their own political agenda, meeting the needs of Canadians, the human element of some of these decisions and caring and compassion. On that note, I would like to get the member's thoughts on the following.
Noranda is posed to sell some of its Sudbury assets, its nickel basin. We have an offer on the table by China Minmetals, which is owned by the government of China. That company has an egregious record of using slave labour with regard to its mining operations. It has the worst safety record in the world in terms of the operation of its mines.
Supposedly, this will be reviewed by the Foreign Investment Review Agency. However, the track record is that out of 11,000 potential reviews over the past number of decades, not a single one has ever been overturned.
I would like the member to postulate, if she can, on why she thinks our government and Prime Minister is so set on going ahead and selling this strategic and valuable natural resource to a company that has used slave labour and is part and parcel of one of the worst human rights records in the world.
My theory, as best as I can figure it out, is that the Prime Minister and Canada Steamship Lines has some of their ships built in China, and as a result of that, turns a blind eye to some of these things. We all know tax avoidance strategies are practised by that corporation and what not. I would like the member to talk about the fact that the government is turning an absolute blind eye to these human rights violations and, in a sense, is giving over a valuable Canadian asset, preparing a rubber stamp and overriding any concerns on foreign investment review.