Press Releases
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
Genetically Modified Wheat: Background
Updated June 4 2013 Click here to download the pdf file. Contact: Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, 613 241 2267 ext 25 coordinator@cban.ca www.cban.ca/wheat GM Wheat Contamination Update On May 29 2013, the United States Department of...
Illegal GM Wheat Contamination Discovered in US
Contamination Status in Canada is Unknown Wednesday May 29. Ottawa. – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that Monsanto’s unapproved genetically modified (GM, also called genetically engineered) herbicide tolerant wheat was found...
Media Advisory: International expert to speak in Charlottetown on GM salmon risks
What: Public Event, “Is the GM Salmon Safe? A look at the data on the health and environment risks” Who: Featuring Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Consumers Union, US, international expert on the risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. The event is presented by...
