Mr. Speaker, Canadians have the right to know. That is what they are asking for.
That is why they are calling for the mandatory labelling of GMOs. Health Canada has deemed food irradiation to be safe and yet irradiated foods are still subject to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's labelling regulations. If the Canadian Food Inspection Agency requires mandatory labelling for irradiated foods why can the same not be done for genetically modified foods? That is what over 80% of Canadians are calling for. We are not talking about one or two troublemakers here. We are talking about 80% of Canadians.
Canadians now choose what they want to eat. They have the right to know what they are eating. It is their choice whether to eat GMOs or not.