We all want lower prices, but not on the backs of children and slaves

Bill S-211 is a transparency bill intended to force businesses to report publicly on the steps they have implemented to detect and prevent child and forced labour in their supply chains.

Cheap goods can come at a high cost for the children and forced labourers who make them and for Canadian businesses and workers who cannot compete with slave-made merchandise, write Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY Independent Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne and Liberal MP John McKay

July 18, 2022

When consumers, business executives, and government officials mention supply chains these days, it’s usually to lament delays, shortages, logistical conundrums, and rising prices. These are real and legitimate concerns. Everybody wants products to be delivered quickly and cheaply. But cheap goods...

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