Canada is about to do the right thing for the wrong reason

It remains to be seen whether Bill C-35 marks a genuine turning point in corporate accountability, or becomes another entry in an already long list of good intentions.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tabled Bill C-35 in the House on June 12. This latest initiative suggests a more serious effort at corporate accountability after years of symbolic gestures, but questions remain about whether the new import ban will be effective, writes Barnali Choudhury. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BARNALI CHOUDHURY

July 1, 2026

The federal government has announced new legislation to block imports of forced labour, imposing a burden on companies to prove their goods are free of it. It already made this promise in 2018 when it signed the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement. In 2024, it commit...

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