Dec 12, 2023
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...
Nov 8, 2023
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...
Oct 23, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
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...
Sep 11, 2023
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...
