Statement Opposing GE Fish
January 2014
No GE Fish Research, Production, Consumption in, and Export from, Canada
To protect the health and future of our food system and our aquatic ecosystems, we, the undersigned:
1. State our categorical objection to the introduction of genetically engineered (GE) fish into our food system;
2. Object to the raising of GE fish, whether in open netpens or land-based facilities, object to the production of GE fish eggs in Canada and their export from Canada to other countries, and object to the use of public resources for the research and development of GE fish;
3. We call upon Environment Canada to reject any request for permission to commercially produce genetically engineered fish or fish eggs;
4. We call upon Health Canada to reject any application for approval of genetically engineered fish for human consumption;
5. We call upon the federal government to stop any current risk assessments of GE fish.
Signatories:
- ACORN (Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network)
- ACT for the Earth, Toronto
- Alternatives (alternatives.ca)
- Les Amies de la Terre de Québec
- L’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) de l’Ile-Jésus
- L’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) Montérégie-est,
- L’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) Rive-Sud de Québec
- L’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) Estrie
- L’Association coopérative d’économie familiale (ACEF) abitibi-témiscamingue,
- Beyond Factory Farming
- Big Carrot Natural Food Market, Toronto
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)
- Centre de Femmes l’ÉRIGE, Québec
- Cetus Research and Conservation Society, British Columbia
- Cherryville Water Stewards, British Columbia
- Le Comité pour l’environnement de Hemmingford, Québec
- Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers, British Columbia
- Conseil de l’Eau Gaspésie Sud, Québec
- Conservation Council of New Brunswick
- Council of Canadians
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Earth Action, Prince Edward Island
- Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario
- The Eco-Cell at St. John’s, British Columbia
- Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia
- Edible Toronto magazine
- Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island
- Environmental Health Association of Ontario
- ENvironnement JEUnesse, Québec
- Équiterre, Québec
- First Nations Environmental Network
- Friends of the Earth Canada
- Front Door Organics, Ontario
- Fundy Baykeeper, New Brunswick
- Fraser Riverkeeper
- Georgia Strait Alliance
- Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture
- Green Action Centre, Manitoba
- Greenpeace Canada
- Illusion-Emploi de l’Estrie, Québec
- Inter Pares
- Les Jardins de Gaïa, Québec
- JUST Community Market Co-operative, Manitoba
- Kairos Group Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchwan
- Knights of the Corner Table, North Vancouver
- Living Oceans Society
- MacKillop Centre for Social Justice, Prince Edward Island
- Nature Québec
- Pacific Orca Society/OrcaLab
- Parkland Sustainability, Saskatchewan
- PEI Citizens Alliance
- PEI Health Coalition
- PEI Watershed Alliance, Inc.
- Les potagers des nues mains, Québec
- Pourvoirie Falls Gully, Québec
- The Pure Salmon Campaign
- Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes
- Salmon Are Sacred
- Sierra Club of Canada
- La Société de Gestion de la Rivière Grande Rivière, Québec
- Society for a GE Free BC
- Solidarité populaire Estrie, Québec
- St. Mary’s Bay Coastal Alliance, Nova Scotia
- Stoney Creek Environmental Committee
- Superheros 4 Salmon
- Sustainable Environment Network Society, British Columbia
- T. Buck Suzuki Foundation
- United Church of Canada
- Union des consommateurs, Québec
- Union Paysanne, Québec
- Vigilance OGM, Québec
- White Rock Farmers Market, Surrey, BC
- Wilderness Committee
- Wild Salmon Circle
- Wild Salmon First
- Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, British Columbia
Signatures are accepted on an ongoing basis. Click her to sign on. Or contact Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, coordinator@cban.ca 613 241 2267 ext 25
