Read at Natalie’s comment : “I’ve come across a couple of links I thought you or your readers might find interesting:“
http://rightoncanada.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/gmo-food-fight-canada-vs-europe/
GMO Food Fight: Canada vs. Europe
In our name, the Harper government is telling people in Europe that they do not have the right to refuse genetically modified (GM) foods. Canada has threatened the EU with WTO trade sanctions, if it does not cave in by February 11, 2008 and approve GM products, even though EU citizens do not want this (see article below). Meanwhile, 33 Irish and British politicians “ including the former UK Environment Minister Michael Meacher MP…have denounced the activities of a Canadian Government agent, who has attempted to sabotage Ireland’s policy to keep the island of Ireland free of genetically modified crops”.
“This covert interference by the Government of Canada is an affront to Irish and UK sovereignty and to the Precautionary Principle which is a cornerstone of EU policy on GM food and farming,” says Kathy Sinnott, Member of the European Parliament. “I am calling on the European Parliament to investigate this scandal, as we have done regarding the CIA’s violation of European airspace for illegal torture flights. We need a full investigation into the extent of covert influence by foreign governments and corporations on the GM policies and decisions of the Commission, EU member states, and their regulatory bodies.” See “CANADA DIRTY TRICKS EXPOSED IN WTO DISPUTE ON GMOs“.
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