Canada-China Relations committee  The work I do every day is to trace supply chains back to the Uighur region. We start with companies in the Uighur region and we see whom they say they're selling to and we are able to see full supply chains that reach from the Uighur region out to the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and

Canada-China Relations committee  Absolutely. Pension funds and investment funds can start by just looking at their investments and comparing them against lists that are publicly available. Jewish World Watch has a list of all companies that have been named in any report. Some of those companies will be famous i

Canada-China Relations committee  I think that kind of multilateral approach is critical. As I said before, the countries that do not have this kind of legislation are going to have the companies that are the dumping grounds for the products made through human rights violations. By not tracing our supply chains e

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure. I've been hearing a call for a multilateral approach from American government officials for two years, now. I don't know what it is that stops other countries from doing it, except that they're anxious about their relationship with China—their trade relationship, in parti

Canada-China Relations committee  I'd just add that there are other pieces of legislation that I think the Canadian government could benefit from on this subject. One is the disclosure of customs records, so that people can actually see what is coming into Canada and know what imports are making it to the shelves

Canada-China Relations committee  That's fine. I understand.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think what we found with a lot of legislation around the world that requires companies to report on their actions in regard to forced labour and/or other human rights violations is that these reporting mechanisms do not do enough to impel action, and that's where we really need

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for that. I keep deferring to Professor Dufour because her point was about the duty of vigilance, so I'll leave that piece to her. I'll say that there have to be layered approaches to this. I think you're right that there is a spectrum, of course, but there are also m

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure. The import ban is a critical tool that the Government of Canada already has to address forced labour in the Uighur region, and it is not being enforced. You're right that this is a real problem. What's happening in Canada now is that Canada, the EU, and the U.K. have become

Canada-China Relations committee  Hello. Thank you for inviting me to speak before this committee today and for the opportunity to present alongside these esteemed colleagues, including members of the affected Uighur community. It is now widely known that the People's Republic of China is conducting a program of