May 31, 2007
Ottawa, May 31, 2007 – Today, a Private Members Bill to ban “Terminator technology” – seeds genetically engineered to be sterile after first harvest – was tabled by Member of Parliament Alex Atamanenko, Agriculture Critic for the New Democratic Party and MP for B.C....
Dec 4, 2006
Monday December 4, 2006, Ottawa – On Friday December 1st in Winnipeg, a representative from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada admitted that the department has no capacity to assess the social and economic impacts of Terminator seeds – seeds genetically engineered...
Jan 1, 2004
This 63 page report includes a detailed analysis of all the recommendations for the Royal Society of Canada, comparing them to the Federal Government’s so-called “Action Plan” developed in response. Authors: Peter Andree and Lucy Sharratt 2004 Action...
Jan 1, 2002
Author: Lucy Sharratt (Polaris Institute) This report is a basic guide to how GE crops and foods are regulated in Canada and identifies the core serious problems with this system. Though this report is from 2002, unfortunately not much has changed – the report...
Jan 1, 2001
Book Chapter: “No to Bovine Growth Hormone: A Story of Resistance from Canada” by Lucy Sharratt (Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network) From: Redesigning Life? The Worldwide Challenge to Genetic Engineering, edited by Brian Tokar (London: Zed...
