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Canada to propose strengthened rules to keep alleged forced-labour goods out [SOUND]

# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains. The US has proposed new tariffs of 10- to 12.5-percent for over 60 countries it accuses of failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. The US Trade Representative’s office has proposed a new ten-percent levy on Canada. Carney says his government supports the overall objective of combating forced labour:

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