These comments are direct quotations from the Hansard
documents.
GM Wheat
Mr. Dick Proctor (Palliser,
NDP): Mr. Speaker, more than 80% of Canadian customers abroad say they
will not purchase any genetically modified variety of wheat, but this has
not stopped Monsanto from seeking regulatory approval to introduce GM
wheat in Canada. Because there is no effective way to segregate wheat from
genetically modified wheat, and knowing that the introduction of this
product will result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales
annually, would the agriculture minister not agree that a market impact
test should be completed before genetically modified wheat is foisted upon
Canadian producers?
Hon. Lyle Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows that there is a submission up for
review. That submission will take a considerable period of time, in fact,
many months before it is completed. There are a number of factors that
need to be taken into consideration, including the one that the hon.
member just mentioned, before complete registration or the marketing of
that product would take place.
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