The Liberal government introduced legislation on Friday that would empower the foreign affairs minister to publish a list of goods from specific producers or regions suspected to have been made with forced labour—and demand importers be ready to prove otherwise before border agents let the items into Canada. (The Logic)

Talking point: The Trump administration has threatened 10 per cent tariffs on Canada over its alleged failure to “effectively enforce” its forced-labour ban. In a briefing provided on the condition of anonymity, officials said the bill would better align Canada with the U.S. as it heads into a review of the North American trade pact. They would not say which goods, from which countries or regions, might end up on the list, but hope the transparency will help businesses avoid them. The U.S. has a reverse-onus provision in its law targeting imports from Xinjiang, where China has been accused of forcing members of the Uyghur ethnic minority into labour camps.