Immigrants taking the Canadian citizenship oath at ceremonies are receiving maple leaf pins made in China, federal records show.
According to a House “Inquiry of Ministry” document obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, the Department of Immigration ordered a quarter-million pins from a Chinese vendor last year.
The 250,000 pins were purchased “for distribution at citizenship ceremonies,” wrote the department, in response to Conservative MP John Brassard’s request for the records.
Records show the pins cost 18 cents wholesale. The department justified last year that it was cheaper to get the keepsakes made in Chinese factories.
“They provided a product that was cost effective and achieved the best value for money,” staff wrote at the time, when asked by Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli….