Background December 13, 2023 The American chestnut: The American chestnut tree was once a keystone species in eastern forests of the United States and Canada, making up around 30% of the total tree canopy. A blight was introduced in the early 20th century when a...
Environmental groups call for a ban on releasing GMOs into the wild Halifax, Ottawa, Sutton, November 8, 2023. Today, the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) released an Expert Panel report commissioned by the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency of Health Canada on...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Documents received via Access to Information show that the biotechnology and pesticide industry lobby group CropLife Canada worked in a joint committee with federal government departments called the “Tiger Team” to design new regulatory...
The Hill Times, Opinion by Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, September 11, 2023. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2023/09/11/new-regulatory-guidance-sets-up-corporate-self-regulation-of-gmos/396402/ The emergence of new genetic...
