Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to present a petition on behalf of dozens of Canadians who have taken the time to present their views in conjunction with the global day of action against genetically engineered foods and crops.
The petitioners express concern and call upon the government to take note of the possible negative impact of genetically altered foods and note that the absence of proven deleterious consequences on health and the environment must not be used to justify the production of potentially calamitous and untested substances.
They express concern about the government's actions with respect to codex alimentarius and its failure to take a strong position in this regard. They call upon the government to ban genetically engineered foods and crops, the human genome diversity project terminator gene, and the exploitation of the knowledge of indigenous people for private profit.