A federal watchdog says it is launching investigations into two companies over allegations of benefitting from forced labour in China, including apparel maker Nike Canada. The other company being investigated is Dynasty Gold, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) announced on July 11 in Ottawa. The investigations stem from complaints filed by a coalition…

House Republicans are asking the U.S. Postal Service for details about potentially illegal mail coming from China, according to a June 28 letter. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) are looking into Chinese companies that use a loophole to avoid having American inspections of goods intended for U.S. markets. Gallagher, chairman of the…

Opposition MPs are again asking why expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei wasn’t sent packing sooner, given new revelations that the federal government knew for several years he was spying on Chinese dissidents in Canada, on top of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong. “For three years, this government knew that a diplomat in Beijing’s Toronto consulate was…

Commentary It’s morning in Istanbul, but Joseph is reliving his morning routine in the camp, before the 16-hour shift starts. After the prisoners had sung Communist songs for their breakfast, the Chinese guards played a video for them shot in cinema verité style. It began with Chinese plainclothes agents tackling Uyghurs, cramming them into unmarked…

Parliament passed a bill this week creating reporting requirements for companies on the issue of products made by slave labour. Proponents recognize it as only a first step to address the problem, while critics call it widely ineffectual. Bill S-211, an Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains…

A bill passed by Parliament that creates reporting requirements for companies regarding products made by slave labour is seen by proponents as merely a first step in addressing the problem, while critics call it widely ineffective. Bill S-211, an Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and…

“Why America’s elites grovel before communist China”—that’s the million-dollar question raised and answered by David Kupelian, vice president and managing editor of online news giant WorldNetDaily. Joining Larry Elder, Kupelian discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s long-term thinking and desire to become the global hegemon, as well as its explicit atheism and totalitarianism. “Atheistic means there’s…

“Why America’s elites grovel before communist China”—that’s the million-dollar question raised and answered by David Kupelian, vice president and managing editor of online news giant WorldNetDaily. Joining Larry Elder, Kupelian discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s long-term thinking and desire to become the global hegemon, as well as its explicit atheism and totalitarianism. “Atheistic means there’s…

As International Trade Minister Mary Ng testified before a Commons committee on March 27, Conservative MPs sought answers as to why Canada has been unable to intercept a single shipment of goods made with forced labour. MP Kyle Seeback pressed Ng on the issue during the meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade, after…

The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…