Canada can do more to stop suspect shipments tied to forced labour

Annual filings under S-211 contain a wealth of data that could assist border officials in identifying suspect shipments. We must fully operationalize our supply-chain legislation, and strengthen Canada’s position in future negotiations.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Canada’s deficiencies risk becoming a tool of coercion. What was once a shared policy concern may now be used to extract trade concessions, write former Liberal MP John McKay and Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne.Official White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY JOHN MCKAY, PSG SENATOR JULIE MIVILLE-DECHêNE

March 26, 2026

It appears that the American administration of President Donald Trump has developed a newfound interest in goods produced with child and forced labour. Sixty countries that trade with the United States, including Canada,

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