Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a rather pointed question about something that is not in the budget or in Bill C‑15, and that is the government's intention to legislate on forced labour and child labour.
In the two previous budgets, the government stated its intention to legislate on this issue, but, at a time when the Prime Minister is trying to thaw relations with China, there is no mention of it in the budget at all. I find that rather fascinating.
The Bloc Québécois introduced Bill C‑251, which seeks to reverse the burden of proof so that it is up to importers, rather than customs officers, to prove that their products are not made with forced labour.
I would like to know whether the Conservatives will support the Bloc Québécois's bill. I would also like to know whether my colleague thinks that the government should just take the Bloc's bill and introduce it as a government bill.