Act requires companies that have assets over CAD $20 million and revenue over CAD $40 million to ensure that their supply chains are transparent and free of goods produced by slavery if they wish to do business in Canada. If passed, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness through the Canadian Border Services Agency could impose an import ban on goods or materials partially or fully produced by forced labour. Entities found to have imported tainted goods can be subjected to a fine of up to CAD $250,000. This is in addition to the reputational damages, which often far exceeds the costs of fines or import bans. However, Bill C-423 did not proceed in the House of Commons due to the 2019 Federal Election. All Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery Following the 2019 Federal Election, McKay continued his work on modern slavery legislation with the All-Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery as a co-chair. Senator Julie Miville-Deschene, a co-chair of the APPG, introduced S-216 into the Senate in February 2020. S-216 was initially introduced into the House of Commons as McKay's Private Members Bill C-423. However, like its predecessor, S-216 did not advance due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021 Federal Election, the Liberal and Conservative Parties of Canada outlined platform commitments for supply chain legislation to end modern slavery in Canadian supply chains. The APPG is expected to introduce a third version of the bill once the 44th parliament resumes. Conservation efforts From 1998 to 2000, McKay represented the Federal Government as a board member on the Rouge Park Alliance, a group of government representatives and community leaders dedicated to the conservation, ecological protection, and enhancement of the Rouge River watershed and lakefront areas (The former riding of Scarborough East bordered on the Rouge River area). McKay has also helped with efforts to extend the Waterfront Trail along parts of the Scarborough shoreline and enhance its public accessibility. Miscellaneous McKay is a leading social conservative in the Liberal Party. He strongly opposed his own party's bill which legalised same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005. McKay is a past board member of the Doris McCarthy Gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Electoral record References External links John McKay LegalEase on CKUT FM Radio Podcast - Episode 6: Mining For law 1948 births Canadian Baptists Lawyers in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada