What you need to know is that Canada was the first country in the world, and is currently one of only two countries, to approve the production and consumption of a genetically modified animal. The United States is the other one.
As to determining if Canada is behind or in front of the pack, that depends on your point of view. You should know that 30 years ago, they were telling us that genetically modified organisms would feed the world and that we would have less hunger. I'm talking about agriculture in general here. However, here we are 30 years later, and we see that all genetically modified seed used in Canada has been modified to tolerate one or many herbicides, which has led to an increase in the use of herbicides. We have to stop thinking that...