China is again denying claims of forced labour in the country as calls grow for Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify Canada’s stance on the issue amid fallout from comments made by Liberal MP Michael Ma that appeared to cast doubt on reported human rights abuses.
The Chinese Embassy in Canada pushed back on the allegation that forced labour is used in the production of Chinese electric vehicle components in a social media post Friday night, calling it a “blatant lie” that some are using to undermine the Canada-China EV deal.
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On Thursday, Ma apologized for a tense exchange during a committee hearing where he asked an expert if she’d seen forced labour in China with her own eyes after she told committee members that Chinese vehicles are made with products of slave labour performed by members of the Uyghur minority.
Ma later clarified he had been asking about forced labour in Shenzen, an EV manufacturing hub, not Xinjiang, where the Chinese government has been accused of widespread abuses against Uyghurs.
Still, calls are growing among Conservatives for Carney to address Ma’s comments and clarify where the federal government stands on the issue of forced labour as Canada builds a stronger trade relationship with China.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on Carney to provide a yes or no response on whether the prime minister believes there is forced labour in China in a social media post Saturday morning, echoing a previous call from Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong for Carney to “urgently” clarify his position.
— with files from Dylan Robertson and Nick Murray
Are you people blind. China has tons of robots to do the work. If you have time go help the people of Gaza Iran and Lebanon
Mother f *ucking chinks!
What were you expecting the CCP controlled response to be …. Of course they denied it …. Just like any criminal caught in the act denies doing it.
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It appears you’re drinking the koolaid. Please tell us what forced labor is in the US.
The Liberal/CCP Coalition will sort this out with the Carney flip flop strategy.
In case you missed it, Brookfield Asset Management has over $23 BILLION in asset investments in China…including ownership of Clarios, the Chinese EV battery-maker supplying the batteries for 49,000 EVs that Carney is shipping to Canada… ’nuff said!
This is exactly what has been said about the CCP, they have infiltrated our government via certain MP’s who’s loyalty lies not with Canada. Ma is no longer on the Liberals MP website…..
If Carney admits it happens all the trade deals die, if he stays silent Canadians will forget about all this by the time he calls an election. Canadians are concerned about Taxes, jobs, housing, education and healthcare, China is so far down the list, unless you’re a farmer wanting to sell them food
the usa does more forced labour than china if china does it at all. you’re all being lied to by the yanks and their corporate cronies again
The saddest part is that their are people stupid enough to believe that
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And the expected reply from Carney will be a tasteful word salad that will neither confirm nor deny any knowledge of forced labor. Even though anyone who has an IQ above freezing knows this has been going on for decades….