Carney Keeps Ma in Caucus, Pushing Transparency

0:00Prime Minister Mark Carney just confirmed that liberal MP Michael Ma stays in the party caucus after apologizing for questioning claims of forced labor in Chinese electric vehicles. Last week Ma challenged a witness at a House Committee who cited reports on aluminum from Weeger forced labor in dozens of EB parts. Carney made the call during a Toronto event on housing. Reports from Human Rights Watch and United Nations experts highlight ongoing forced labor concerns involving Weegers, Kazaks, Kiergez, and Tibetans in China's Sinjong region. Back in 2021, Canada's House of Commons unanimously recognized genocide by China against Weegers and other Turkic Muslims. Carney noted evidence of child and forced labor worldwide. Stressing Canadian firms must follow supply chain laws here. Carney dodged specifics on China's practices but said high-risk areas like parts of China demand extra checks. He's pushing transparency for all trade partners. Meanwhile, after a U.S. court ruling, American trade officials

1:03launched probes into 60 economies, including Canada, over week bands on forced labor, imports. Finance Minister Francois Philippe Champagne heads to China this week, building on Carney's January Beijing trip, the first by Canadian PM in eight years. That deal opened doors for 49,000 Chinese EBs yearly at a 6.1 percent tariff, swapped for easier Canola exports. Supply chain integrity, including labor standards, tops the agenda. Carney's keeping lines open with Ma and trade partners alike, betting on talks to clean up those global chains without slamming the bricks on deals. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.