Mr. Speaker, in a letter to the Prime Minister last July, the Canadian Wheat Board and several agricultural associations asked the government to suspend authorization for the cultivation of genetically modified wheat.
Since several international purchasers have already said that they would not buy Canadian genetically modified wheat, agricultural producers fear losing millions of dollars.
Will the Minister of Agriculture commit to ensure that the criterion of trade impact be included once again in the seed certification process for new varieties of wheat seeds because it would appear as though it has been removed, unbeknownst to the government?