Mr. Speaker, B.C. apple growers reject any notion of a genetically engineered apple being introduced into their environment.
They are supported by a resolution of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities calling for legislation to ensure that B.C. remains a GE-free province in respect to all tree fruit products.
The introduction of the GE Arctic apple has the potential to destroy markets for both conventional and organic apple growers.
Will the minister support farmers and commit today to rejecting any application to introduce the Arctic apple into the environment?