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House Hansard - 227

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Sep/29/23 11:59:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Radio-Canada has made deeply disturbing revelations about close ties between major GMO companies and the federal government. In fact, the ties are so close that the two are literally playing on the same team, known as the Tiger Team. It includes lobbyists for giants like Bayer, but also federal public servants who allegedly drafted the GMO reform together. Worse than having the fox guard the henhouse, the fox is in charge of the henhouse. Is the government going to hire truly independent experts to reexamine all of the changes introduced by the Tiger Team?
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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • Sep/29/23 12:00:27 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is outrageous to let the people making money from a product decide what rules apply to their product. It is even worse when food or public health are involved. How can we let a company like Bayer write the rules on GMOs and gene editing? The public needs reassurance. A breach of trust has occurred. Nothing less than a rigorous regulatory review by truly independent experts can fix the total lapse in judgment shown by the government. When is it going to launch such a review?
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