Francis Drouin at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On October 4th, 2016. See this statement in context.

October 4th, 2016 / 10:30 a.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to Mr. Casey and Mr. Conley for appearing before this committee. We certainly appreciate it as we conduct our study on GMO.

Mr. Casey, you touched on a point with Mr. Anderson, I believe. You mentioned an overload of information with regard to labelling and you said that you don't want our products to look like a NASCAR car.

I want to touch on what Ms. Brosseau mentioned. One of the biggest factors behind consumer decision-making is preference. Do you believe the industry should play a role in ensuring that GMO products are safe? What do you see as being the role of industry versus the role of government in doing that?

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