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Canada: Parliamentary record contradicts Liberal MP’s claim about forced labour comments (www.thestar.com)
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Canadian MP Michael Ma was given the opportunity to correct the official transcript of his comments in a Parliamentary committee meeting and didn’t do so, the office of the Speaker of the House of Commons said.

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The Canadian Parliament’s official record shows Liberal MP Michael Ma was referring to Xinjiang — a region in China where reports of forced labour have been documented — in a committee meeting last month, contradicting the MP’s claims that he was misheard during a contentious exchange with a witness.

Ma was also given the opportunity to correct the official transcript and didn’t do so, the office of the Speaker of the House of Commons told the Star.

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In last month's parliamentary hearing on forced labour in China, Liberal MP Michael Ma challenged Margaret McCuaig-Johnston of the China Strategic Risks Institute, asking if she has personally witnessed forced labour in China and disputing the legitimacy of China’s ongoing Uyghur genocide.

Ma's behaviour has been heavily criticized by rights groups and experts such as Rushan Abbas, the founder and President of the two time Nobel Peace Prize nominated Campaign for Uyghurs.

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[–] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 0 points 3 days ago

Margaret McCuaig-Johnston of the China Strategic Risks Institute:

Forced labour is a big problem in China. As you read this, there are tens of thousands of Uyghurs kept as slaves to make cotton, aluminum and other products used in things that we buy. Our govts must do more to keep these products out.