Canadians want GM foods labelled, poll finds
Globe and Mail, December 2003
Mandatory labelling only way forward: Groups
Canada Newswire, September 2003
Consumers goup quits labelling committee CAC Press Release
Western Producer, August 2003
Groups Demand Mandatory Labelling of GM Foods
Call for an end to 'voluntary labelling' charade
March 13, 2003
OTTAWA -- Today in Ottawa a number of civil society organizations held a press conference to call on the federal government to require mandatory labelling of all genetically modified (GM) foods, and to abandon the industry-dominated 'voluntary labelling' charade.
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Click here to listen to a CBC Radio interview with
Canadian Health Coalition researcher Bradford Duplisea
A letter was also sent to Prime Minster Jean Chrétien and was signed by David Suzuki and over 50 organizations.
Read the Letter to the Prime Minster | FRANÇAIS
More Information on GM Food Labelling
Label Delay a Set Back(Barry Wilson/Western Producer, April 2003)
Feds, Consumers' Association Help Market GM Foods
(Aaron Freeman/The Hill Times, March 2003)
Shocking Exposé on Government and Food Biotech Industry Collusion
(Lyle Stewart/THIS Magazine, June 2002)
CBC Marketplace Exposé on Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods
watch (MPG) listen (mp3) Update! (CBC Marketplace, March 2002)
Hard to Swallow:
Ottawa Using Trade Deal as an Excuse for Not Labelling GM Foods
(Lyle Stewart/Montreal Gazette, March 2002)
Lines are Fuzzy on GM Foods
(Lyle Stewart/Montreal Gazette, March 2002)
How Magic Markers are Messing up our Food System
(Naomi Klein/Globe and Mail, June 2001)
A Private Member's Bill Worth Supporting
(Edward Greenspon/Globe and Mail, June 2001)
94% of Canadians want Mandatory Labelling
(Globe and Mail, May 2001)
Forget About Labels, Just Eat What Ottawa Puts in Front of You
(Clayton Ruby/Globe and Mail, February 2001)
More Media Coverage on Labelling GM Food
(Miscellaneous Media, 2001)
More Information on GM Food Labelling
Download the New Private Members Bill of Judy Wasylycia-Leis, NDP Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Centre. Bill C-410, if adopted, would require mandatory labelling of all GM foodDownload Excerpts from the Proceedings of the House of Commons Health Committee Looking at Labelling of GM Food (April 11, 2002)