Agriculture committee  I do think that if Canadians are asking to know whether genetically modified foods are on our shelves so they can decide whether to put that product in their grocery basket or not, I think it's incumbent on the Canadian government to provide that information. I think part of the

Agriculture committee  Yes, I think we would need those facts in order to ask that question.

Agriculture committee  We're very concerned that the price of seed continues to rise, as does the price of all agricultural inputs. Seed prices are rising faster than most. With the potential merger of Bayer and Monsanto and the increased consolidation of not just six top seeds and pesticide companies

Agriculture committee  Already in the major crops of corn, canola, and soy, farmers are in some cases having a difficult time finding non-GM seed. Given the investment in genetic engineering by the big seed and pesticide companies in whichever crops they decide to focus on, whichever traits they decide

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Certainly the issue of malnourishment is in fact the product of poverty. It's less a problem of agricultural productivity and more an issue of wealth distribution, access to land, and access to the tools to work that land. This is an important question when we look at

Agriculture committee  I would say that it's excellent that such studies are done and that there continues to be investigation in the international community. That includes the continued safety studies that, unfortunately, there are not enough of—that is, long-term independent studies on different GM p

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and MPs for this opportunity to share what we have been hearing from the public, and what we have observed and concluded from a decade of public engagement on this issue of genetic engineering specifically, and a decade of our own research. I work as the coo

Agriculture committee  We commissioned a poll in 2015, an Ipsos Reid poll, and it—

Agriculture committee  The answers that Canadians gave as to why they wanted GM food labelled were multiple and diverse. Eighty-seven per cent said that they just wanted to know what they were eating, how the food was produced or where it was produced. Many were concerned about issues like corporate co

Agriculture committee  Even their answers said that, actually, people are thinking through the issue through different lenses.

Agriculture committee  It's genetically engineered—

Agriculture committee  —so as per the CFIA definition of genetic engineering, where you have—

Agriculture committee  We talk about the science, like the process of genetic engineering, including gene editing.

Agriculture committee  We would suggest that actually labelling the product of the technology would enable a discussion between Canadians about that technology.

Agriculture committee  We are discussing the issues that are raised, which we think are legitimate and necessary—so, the benefits and risks of the technology.