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Tag Archives: Terminator Seed
Terminator Technology and GMO: Van Dusen Gardens, September 2010
Posted in Canadian Politics & Food, Food Security, Terminator Seed
Tagged April Reeves, GMO, Lecture series, September 9 2010, Terminator Seed, Van Dusen
Terminator seed – What’s Canada’s true position?
Alert! Correct the Minister on Terminator!
By Lucy Sharratt, CBAN
Nov 18 2009
Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz: Incorrect and alarming statements about Terminator in Canada
Our Minister of Agriculture has made incorrect statements on Terminator technology to Chinese officials – he stated that Canadian canola is Terminator! But this is absolutely wrong as Terminator has never been field tested or commercialized anywhere in the world.
On November 5th, the Manitoba Cooperator reported that the Minister said he told Chinese officials that they need not fear Chinese farmers growing Canadian canola because the seeds will not grow: “I assured
them that with the varieties we have now, it’s not going to work because they all have Terminator seeds in them…”
Apparently Canada’s Minister of Agriculture does not know what Terminator technology is, does not know that there is an international moratorium on Terminator, and has not paid attention to the thousands of letters and postcards opposing Terminator sent by Canadians over the past 4 years.
The Minister’s statement leads us to ask: Why is the Minister not correctly informed about this highly controversial GM technology? What is the Government’s true position on Terminator? Would the
Conservative Government support the use of Terminator seeds if the technology was available?
We need to demand that the Minister correct his statements to Chinese officials and state the Government’s opposition to Terminator.