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March 11, 2010
Brier Curling Championship Sponsor Monsanto Under Scrutiny – Curling Association of Canada providing PR platform to globally controversial company
March 4, 2010
Canada's Parliament could stop GE crops from harming farmers – Bill C-474 a concrete step, debate March 17. Write your MP today!
March 4, 2010
Farm-saved flax seed saved, in ongoing GE contamination crisis – Grain company attempt to force farmers to abandon their farm-saved flax seed is defeated
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Canadian GM Flax Contamination Crisis Continues
Farmers in Canada are in the midst of a serious economic crisis created by GM flax contamination. In late 2009 the GM contamination closed the European market. Flax farmers do not yet know where they will sell their flax. The GM flax seed has been illegal to sell in Canada since 2001 and is not approved for human consumption outside of Canada and the US. The industry is now exploiting the crisis to put the squeeze on farm-saved seed. Stay up-to-date on the crisis that warns of the consequences if GM alfalfa or GM wheat are introduced.
