Prime Minister Mark Carney says forced labour is a “global issue” and that “parts of China” are a higher risk for it, when asked whether he believes the practice is happening there.
The questions from reporters came as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to head to China this week, and after Liberal MP Michael Ma apologized last week for comments he made in committee to a witness that appeared to cast doubt on reported human rights abuses.
“I followed this issue over the years, in China and elsewhere, and there is evidence of child labour around the world. There’s existence, I should say, of child labour and forced labour around the world,” Carney said at a homebuilding announcement Monday.
“We recognize that this is a global issue that we need to be vigilant on and not assume that … it’s not an issue in certain countries, including in certain developed countries,” he said.
Carney was pressed several times by reporters on the matter.
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However, Carney stated that “there are parts of China that are higher risk and therefore need to be diligent.”
Earlier this year, United Nations experts said that “there is a persistent pattern of alleged State-imposed forced labour involving ethnic minorities across multiple provinces in China.”
“In many cases, the coercive elements are so severe that they may amount to forcible transfer and/or enslavement as a crime against humanity,” the special rapporteurs and independent experts said.
China has repeatedly rejected claims of forced labour.
So, in Carney’s ugly little mind, the rest of the world does it too, so China is not guilty. What a fascist tw*t. Yeah, you Liberals you keep on supporting this crooked elite c*nt and his child labor force.
The Liberal Party will likely turn more positive about slavery once they figure out a way to convince the public that using white children for labor is a form of social justice .
Well,Michael Ma apologized, I am certain it was sincere, truly from the heart, so he’s good to go,probably with a promotion in the near future but it’s a good thing he speaks French fluently because the consequences for committing the heinous act of not speaking Canada’s SECOND language have been kicked up a notch.
Disappointment. Expected no better from this clown
Carney using the death of two Air Canada pilots to score political points with Quebec meanwhile he himself rarely speaks the language and the GG Simon doesn’t speak it at all.
Liberal Hypocrisy at it’s finest
Prime Minister Mark Brookfield is obviously worried about his investments in China .
But, but, but… were 50% of Carney’s answers in French? If not, Carney must resign as his no French was “a lack of judgement and a lack of compassion”.
As long as I get my cheap EV car made with slave child labour I’m fine. Virtue signalling at its finest regardless of the consequences.
JB minimum wage cannot be considered close to slave labour. Slave labour by its definition is not even paid and is forced. No one forces anyone in Canada to work for minimum wage, they make a choice.
Carney gaslighting again. Of course there is slave labour elsewhere other than in China but the Liberal government sanctioned China because slave labour is so bad in China. Carney is not only a sycophant to the CCP he is also a hypocrite.
And the West profits from it. Such hypocrisy!! Don’t go spreading stories about the downfalls of other countries when you don’t have clean hands. Canada is not squeaky clean either! Minimum wage is close to forced labour!
Carney trying to protect the MP Michael Ma’s comments about forced labour because he convinced him to betray Canadian voters and cross to the Liberals. China is one of the highest forced labour countries that’s why Canada has put sanctions on China. Nice attempt of deflection Carney
Sadly I no longer expect any better
Too many Canadians worrying about Trump and ignoring what’s taking place in our own coubtry
Ma showing his true liberal colours.