Canadian Parliament
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Canadian Senate Debates Bill that Would Ban Goods from Xinjiang
As we reported last November, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos of the opposition Conservative party introduced a bill to amend the Customs Tariff so as to prohibit the importation of goods manufactured in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Last week, the Canadian Senate debated the bill as part of
U.S., Canada Explore Critical Minerals Strategies, Emphasizing Competition with China
The U.S. and Canadian governments have both held hearings and discussions, as well as taking specific actions, in recent weeks in response to China's dominance of the critical minerals market and with the objective of pushing forward with plans to develop their own supply chains in this area.
Canadian MP Discusses Huawei 5G and Lithium Company Sale with Government Minister
In a February 1 discussion in the Canadian House of Commons, conservative MP Ed Fast, a former Minister of International Trade, pressed François-Philippe Champagne, the Trudeau government's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on issues related to allowing Huawei to participate in Canada's 5G network and the approval of the
Canadian MP Calls for Huawei 5G Ban
During a December 2 session of the Canadian House of Commons, Conservative MP Ed
Fast pressed
[https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/house/sitting-9/hansard#Int-11438928]
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of of Innovation, Science and Industry in
the Trudeau government, on whether a ban on Huawei in Canadian 5G networks
Canadian Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Goods from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; Senate Discusses Enforcement of Existing Laws
There were two developments last week in the Canadian Senate related to imports
of goods made with forced labor, with China specifically mentioned in both
instances: (1) Amending existing law and (2) changing how the current law is
implemented.
First, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos of the opposition Conservative party
introduced
Canadian Parliament Passes Resolution Calling for Moving the Beijing Olympics
On February 18, as part of the consideration in the Canadian House of Commons of
a “non-binding resolution” on whether the treatment of the Uighurs constitutes
genocide, a provision was added
[https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/432/Debates/061/HAN061-E.PDF#page=17]
that calls upon the International Olympic
February 5th Canadian Parliament Discussion of Huawei and 5G Networks
At the Canadian Parliament’s House of Commons debate on February 5, 2021
[https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/house/sitting-58/hansard#Int-11121889]
, MP James Cummings of the Conservative party pressed William Amos, the
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on
a ban on Huawei