Finance committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you. I'm pleased to be here. I do want to say a special welcome to Steve MacKinnon, a former student. We're delighted—

Finance committee  We're pleased he's here. I'm here to make a statement on behalf of the Council of Canadians and as a strong supporter of Canadians for Tax Fairness. We have the means in this country to eradicate poverty at all levels. We have the means to provide a national child care program

Agriculture committee  [Inaudible--Editor]

Agriculture committee  At both at the federal and provincial levels, we need a huge financial investment in a transition away from industrial agriculture—we have heavy industrial agriculture in the province and other parts of the country—to more natural organic agriculture. I would say that what we h

Agriculture committee  It will be market-driven, because people will want that kind of food. It's not just for those who can afford it; we're looking for a policy on food sovereignty for the province that will give everyone equal access to good, safe food, regardless of the money in his or her pocket.

Agriculture committee  We're affiliated with them. I'm with the Council of Canadians.

Agriculture committee  I'll take a couple of minutes, and then Mary will speak. We share exactly your sentiment and you know, P.E.I. actually was GMO-free for one day. The legislative committee met six years ago. They had made the decision based on what the people of Prince Edward Island.... And I mu

Agriculture committee  Those are wonderful questions. First, there is a role for Environment Canada. Once there is an application for the sale of eggs to the United States, there must be an environmental assessment. But it's secret, and we will not know on Prince Edward Island when that assessment tak

Agriculture committee  Well, I think it's important that it be mentioned at this committee too, because we're into farming, that is, the farming of salmon. It looks as if the FDA will approve the proposal. We believe there has not been enough study done on this project and that there's a role for the

Agriculture committee  To conclude, we have many genetically engineered crops on P.E.I. and in the rest of Canada, and we are now ready to move into food that has been genetically engineered, that is, animals that have been genetically engineered. All of these processes, both the crops and the aquacult

Agriculture committee  Good. Thank you very much. In P.E.I. we are very concerned about the escalation of genetically engineered crops on the island. First of all, when the former premier of Prince Edward Island, the Honourable Pat Binns, called for hearings to determine whether P.E.I. should be a GMO