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Statement Opposing GE Fish
December 6. 2010
No GE Fish Research, Production, Consumption in, and Export from, Canada
To protect the health and future of our food system and our aquatic ecosystems, we, the undersigned:
1. State our categorical objection to the introduction of genetically engineered (GE) fish into our food system;
2. Object to the raising of GE fish, whether in open netpens or land-based facilities, object to the production of GE fish eggs in Canada and their export from Canada to other countries, and object to the use of public resources for the research and development of GE fish;
3. We call upon Environment Canada to reject any request for permission to commercially produce genetically engineered fish or fish eggs;
4. We call upon Health Canada to reject any application for approval of genetically engineered fish for human consumption;
5. We call upon the federal government to stop any current risk assessments of GE fish.
Signatories:
- ACT for the Earth, Toronto
- Les Amies de la Terre de Québec
- L’Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) de l'Ile-Jésus
- L'Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) Montérégie-est,
- L'Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) Rive-Sud de Québec
- L'Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) Estrie
- L'Association coopérative d'économie familiale (ACEF) abitibi-témiscamingue,
- Beyond Factory Farming
- Big Carrot Natural Food Market, Toronto
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN)
- Centre de Femmes l'ÉRIGE, Québec
- Cetus Research and Conservation Society, British Columbia
- Cherryville Water Stewards, British Columbia
- Le Comité pour l’environnement de Hemmingford, Québec
- Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers, British Columbia
- Conservation Council of New Brunswick
- Council of Canadians
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Earth Action, Prince Edward Island
- Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario
- The Eco-Cell at St. John's, British Columbia
- Ecology Action Centre, Nova Scotia
- Environmental Health Association of Ontario
- ENvironnement JEUnesse, Québec
- Équiterre, Québec
- First Nations Environmental Network
- Front Door Organics, Ontario
- Fundy Baykeeper, New Brunswick
- Fraser Riverkeeper
- Georgia Strait Alliance
- Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture
- Green Action Centre, Manitoba
- Greenpeace Canada
- Illusion-Emploi de l'Estrie, Québec
- Inter Pares
- Les Jardins de Gaïa, Québec
- JUST Community Market Co-operative, Manitoba
- Kairos Group Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchwan
- Knights of the Corner Table, North Vancouver
- Living Oceans Society
- MacKillop Centre for Social Justice, Prince Edward Island
- Nature Québec
- Pacific Orca Society/OrcaLab
- Parkland Sustainability, Saskatchewan
- PEI Health Coalition
- Les potagers des nues mains, Québec
- The Pure Salmon Campaign
- Réseau québécois contre les OGM
- Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes
- Salmon Are Sacred
- Sierra Club of Canada
- Society for a GE Free BC
- Solidarité populaire Estrie, Québec
- St. Mary's Bay Coastal Alliance, Nova Scotia
- Superheros 4 Salmon
- Sustainable Environment Network Society, British Columbia
- T. Buck Suzuki Foundation
- United Church of Canada
- Union des consommateurs, Québec
- Union Paysanne, Québec
- White Rock Farmers Market, Surrey, BC
- Wilderness Committee
- Wild Salmon Circle
- Wild Salmon First
Signatures are accepted on an ongoing basis. Click her to sign on. Or contact Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, coordinator@cban.ca 613 241 2267 ext 6
