Feb 2, 2017
The Canadian government does not assess the agronomic and economic impacts of GM crops or evaluate the benefits or risks they pose, and farmers are not consulted before GM crops are approved for growing. Yields in GM and non-GM crops have increased at a similar rate...
Feb 2, 2017
This third CBAN report tackles the questions that Canadian consumers are still asking, twenty years after the government approved the first genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for human consumption. GM foods have been allowed onto grocery store shelves in Canada...
Feb 2, 2017
In this second report of GMO Inquiry 2015, we investigate the environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM; also called genetically engineered or GE) crops in Canada, and around the world. After 20 years, most of the GM crops grown in Canada are...
Feb 2, 2017
The Canadian government does not monitor where all GM crops/traits are grown in Canada (or even which ones are on the market), and has not established mandatory labelling of GM foods. The numbers in this report are gathered from a variety of sources, including...
Jul 1, 2013
The Canadian Seed Trade Association’s “coexistence plan” is designed to provide industry cover to the release of GM alfalfa. The plan is not realistic – science already tells us that containment is not possible. The coexistence plan suggests...
Apr 2, 2013
There are several ways in which this gene flow can occur with alfalfa. These may be broadly divided into three categories: seed escape, pollinator-mediated gene flow, and gene flow through volunteer and feral alfalfa. The biological characteristics of alfalfa conspire...
