House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships

BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan. Now, MPs are calling on Ministers Gregor Robertson and Chrystia Freeland to answer for what Conservatives call an 'outrageous' loan.

Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson have been called to testify before the House Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities Committee.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

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BY MARLO GLASS

July 7, 2025

Two cabinet ministers and two CEOs are being called to testify before a parliamentary committee this summer to field questions about how a Crown corporation approved a $1-billion loan to BC Ferries to purchase four ships made by a Chinese state-owned company.

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