Press Releases
New Report Warns of Inevitable Contamination if GM Alfalfa Released in Ontario
Tuesday April 2, 2013. Ottawa. Today, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network released a new report documenting the means by which genetically modified (GM) alfalfa will contaminate non-GM alfalfa and hay crops in Ontario, if GM alfalfa is released in Eastern...
Media Background: GM Foods
Media Background: GM Foods
Media Background: GM Foods
BC Opposition to GM Apple Mounts
Petition Presented in Provincial Legislature March 12. Kelowna. Today, Lana Popham, MLA for Saanich South and BC NDP Agriculture Critic, presented a petition in the British Columbia Legislature with 5536 signatures representing 19 BC communities, asking the House to...
Changes to GM Food Safety Regulation Debated
Proposal for “Low Level Presence” would remove Health Canada from safety evaluation of some GM foods March 7, 2013. Ottawa. Today, a representative of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Coordinator Lucy Sharratt, told the House of Commons Agriculture and...
Islanders Say No to GM Salmon
Thursday 28 February 2013 GM Opponents ask Premier to Ban GM Salmon Egg Production in PEI Charlottetown – Islanders Say No to GM Salmon is calling on Premier Ghiz to ban the production of genetically modified (also known as genetically engineered or GE) Atlantic...
Global Growth of GM Crops Overblown: ISAAA yearly report misleads, says CBAN
February 25, 2013 Today, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network responded to the newly released annual ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications) report on the global adoption of genetically modified (GM also called genetically...
Des groupes dénoncent l’autorisation de cultures génétiquement modifiées pour résister au 2,4-D
les cultures GM augmentent l’utilisation des pesticides Québec, 19 novembre 2012 — Aujourd’hui, des organisations de la société civile de tout le pays dénoncent l’autorisation des premières cultures génétiquement modifiées (GM) résistantes au 2,4-D au Canada....
Quotes from Transcripts of CSTA Coexistence Workshop
A Sample of Quotes from Transcripts of CSTA Coexistence Workshop “Developing a Coexistence Plan for Alfalfa Hay in Eastern Canada”, October 24, 2012, Kitchener-Waterloo Click here to view the full proceedings. The meeting minutes also note: “Some participants in all...




