May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024 – The federal government has completed a trio of regulatory updates that remove government safety assessments and mandatory transparency from most seeds, foods, and livestock feed produced through the new techniques of genetic engineering (genetic...
Apr 9, 2024
April 9, 2024. Canadian public interest groups are critiquing the Government of Canada’s arguments against Mexico’s restrictions on genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) corn that were published on Friday April 5th as part of a North American trade...
Jan 9, 2024
January 9, 2024. At the request of the United States and Canadian governments, a trade dispute panel has rescinded an invitation to Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to submit official comments in the dispute under the Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement...
Dec 13, 2023
GE tree currently under US government risk assessment does not work says The American Chestnut Foundation Wednesday, December 13, 2023 – Halifax. In a major turnaround, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has announced it is discontinuing its development of the...
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...
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...
