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Ottawa brought in new rules to stop imports of products made with forced labour. So why are shipments still coming from Chinese companies accused of human rights violations?https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2021/03/09/ottawa-brought-in-new-rules-to-stop-imports-of-products-made-with-forced-labour-so-why-are-shipments-still-coming-from-chinese-companies-accused-of-human-rights-violations.html

Getting dirty palm oil out of Canadian dairy requires federal action
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/03/12/opinion/palm-oil-canadian-dairy-federal-action

‘Buttergate’ goes viral, putting palm oil fat supplements in spotlight
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/buttergate-goes-viral-putting-palm-oil-fat-supplements-in-spotlight-1.5927194

Which Countries Produce The Most Palm Oil? [Infographic]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/10/02/which-countries-produce-the-most-palm-oil-infographic/?sh=6f0045921e42

Trade data

Trade Data Online
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home

Canadian Imports — Latest 5 years
https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/tdst/tdo/crtr.html?grouped=GROUPED&searchType=All&naArea=9999&countryList=DET&toFromCountry=CDN&reportType=TI&timePeriod=5%7CComplete+Years&currency=CDN&productType=HS6&runReport=true

Canadian Exports — Latest 5 years
https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/tdst/tdo/crtr.html?grouped=GROUPED&searchType=All&naArea=9999&countryList=DET&toFromCountry=CDN&reportType=TE&timePeriod=5%7CComplete+Years&currency=CDN&productType=HS6&runReport=true

Canadian Trade Balances
https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/tdst/tdo/crtr.html?grouped=GROUPED&searchType=All&naArea=9999&countryList=DET&toFromCountry=CDN&reportType=TB&timePeriod=5%7CComplete+Years&currency=CDN&productType=HS6&runReport=true

Visualizations

Canada’s Trade Imbalances — 2020
http://www.davidmckie.com/canadas-trade-imbalances-2020/

Myanmar Land Conflicts Map-Copy
http://www.davidmckie.com/myanmar-land-conflicts-map-copy/

Myanmar section (draft 3)
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1025886dcac34dc0820e7a5d2b8106fa