The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney would not say when asked whether China's treatment of the Uyghurs amounted to genocide -- as the House of Commons declared several years ago -- but acknowledged the Asian country was "rightly called out" for its conduct toward this minority in the past. The Globe's Steven Chase writes that speaking to reporters Tuesday, Mr. Carney said, "There are fundamental issues in terms of China's treatment of the Uyghurs in the past, and they've been rightly called out." Mr. Carney is still navigating the fallout from comments from new Liberal MP Michael Ma who last week cast doubt on reports of forced labour in China. Mr. Ma, who defected from the opposition Conservatives in December, has since apologized for his statements. The Prime Minister is trying to expand business ties with China. A 2024 Human Rights Watch report said major carmakers including Tesla, BYD, GM, Toyota and Volkswagen are drawing aluminum from supply chains linked to Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang. A 2022 report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said China has committed "serious human rights violations" that may amount to "crimes against humanity."