Press Releases
GM Sweet Corn Discovered in Quebec
Quebec, October 30, 2013. The Quebec group Vigilance OGM expressed its serious concerns over the introduction of a whole GM food after last night’s revelation, from a show broadcast on Télé-Québec, that genetically modified (GM) sweet corn was on grocery store shelves...
Tests Discover Unlabelled GM Sweet Corn in Canadian Grocery Stores and Farmers’ Markets
(Please note: No samples were tested from Metro stores) October 23, 2013 Ottawa – Tests have found unlabelled genetically modified (GM) sweet corn in grocery stores, roadside stands and farmers’ markets across Canada, says the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network...
Decision to Deny Ontario Environmental Assessment of GM Alfalfa a Lost Opportunity, say groups
October 7, 2013, Ottawa - Ontario’s decision not to regulate an environmental assessment of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa fails both consumers and farmers, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) said today. “This assessment would have been an ideal way...
Union of BC Municipalities Asks Province to Ban GE Crops and Animals
September 19, 2013, Vancouver - This morning, in an unprecedented step, the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), at their Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, passed a resolution “that UBCM ask the British Columbia government to legislate the prohibition of importing,...
Industry Launches “Coexistence Plan” for GM Alfalfa as Contamination Report Investigated in the U.S.
September 12, 2013, Ottawa - The Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) has launched its “Coexistence Plan for Alfalfa Hay” to pave the way for Forage Genetics International to sell genetically modified (GM) alfalfa in Canada. The plan was released just as a report of...
Media Background: GM Alfalfa and Ontario Action
Ontario Farmers Take Action
Meet the two farmers who have asked the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to take up a review of genetically engineered herbicide tolerant alfalfa. Dianne Dowling Farm description: We are members of the Organic Meadow Co-operative and have a certified organic...
Protesters Demand Industry Meeting Abandon GM Alfalfa Plans
Monday, July 15. Quebec City - Protestors outside a Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) meeting this morning denounced the industry group’s plans to release genetically modified (GM) alfalfa in Eastern Canada. They asked the Quebec government and other provincial...
Farmers Seek Environmental Assessment of GM Alfalfa from Ontario Government
July 25, 2013. Ottawa – Two farmers have formally asked the Ontario government to carry out an environmental assessment of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa before the seed is sold in the province. Today, they launched an application under Ontario’s Environmental Bill...
The Canadian Seed Trade Association’s so-called “Coexistence Plan” is a gateway to GM alfalfa contamination
Commentary and Technical Paper, July 2013, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network and the National Farmers Union gm-alfalfa-rebuttal-to-industry-coexistence-plan.pdf 2.00 MB
