Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that we have this time today to remind the government of the promise it made in the budget this year to table legislation to eliminate forced labour from Canadian supply chains. However, when I asked the member for Bay of Quinte about whether his party would prioritize taking action on this, he said that we needed more competition. More competition is not going to solve getting rid of modern-day slavery and eliminating forced labour in Canadian supply chains. This effort would require corporations to have more disclosures when it comes to forced labour.
I know the Conservatives constantly talk about getting rid of red tape for businesses, which is something I support. In this case, and I support this too, do the Conservatives support ensuring that businesses are more accountable and put human rights first, or do they support allowing corporations to have a free ride when it comes to using modern-day slavery to make profit?