Trade lawyers and human-rights advocates say the actions Canada announced to combat forced labour in China this week are more style than substance.
And one of Canada’s most prominent activists on the issue is calling on Ottawa to follow the United States in a full ban of cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region.
Earlier this week, the Canadian government announced a “comprehensive approach” to “defending the rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities” in China’s Xinjiang province. The area in the northwest of the country has come under increasing international scrutiny for mass detentions, forced labour and alleged genocide carried out against people who are not part of China’s dominant Han ethnic group.
Style over substance… That’s Canada’s China Class at work. They will sell you out in a Beijing minute to line their pockets.
