前交通部长Chrystia Freeland在安全和监督问题下,为BC Ferries的1B中国造船厂采购作证。 Former Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland to testify over BC Ferries' $1B Chinese shipyard purchase amid security and oversight concerns.

前交通部长Chrystia Freeland准备向议会委员会作证,指控她所在的部提前数周获悉,BC Ferries从中国一家船厂购买了四艘船只,价值10亿美元。 Former Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to testify before a parliamentary committee over allegations that her ministry was informed weeks in advance about BC Ferries' $1 billion purchase of four vessels from a Chinese shipyard. 电子邮件表明,在为期五年的采购过程中,存在国家安全关切和加拿大缺乏投标。 Emails suggest national-security concerns and the lack of Canadian bids during a five-year procurement process. 加拿大基础设施银行为这项交易提供了资金,下议院运输委员会一致批准了一项让自由兰和其他官员出席的动议。 The Canada Infrastructure Bank financed the deal, and the House of Commons transport committee unanimously approved a motion for Freeland and other officials to appear. 争论的中心是是否进行了适当的监督以及加拿大的工作是否受到保护。 The controversy centers on whether proper oversight occurred and whether Canadian jobs were protected.