Canada and the US are using the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) to challenge Mexico鈥檚 new ban on genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) corn. Canada does not export any corn to Mexico, but the Government of Canada is participating in a trade dispute to force open the Mexican market. Read our new briefing for background...Read More
Book club event March 3. Start reading now! Author Dr. Suzanne Simard will join us to discuss her book 鈥淔inding the Mother Tree鈥� Join us for our first online book club event on Sunday March 3 at 11am PT/2pm ET. We are excited to announce that author and esteemed researcher Dr Suzanne Simard will join...Read More
The US and Canadian governments have successfully overturned an earlier decision that allowed the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the Council of Canadians the opportunity to submit comments directly to the trade dispute panel in the US-Canada challenge to Mexico鈥檚 ban on genetically modified (GM) corn. Canadian NGOs are now denied status to submit...Read More
In a stunning turnaround, key researchers have disowned their own genetically engineered tree. The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is discontinuing its development of the genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) American chestnut tree called 鈥淒arling 58鈥�. The announcement comes as TACF revealed its findings that this GE tree does not work. It is not blight-tolerant...Read More
A new independent report from an Expert Panel appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) urges caution on releasing genetically engineered insects for pest control. The report also shows the importance of independent scientific analysis. The report was commissioned by Health Canada鈥檚 Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency to investigate the scientific, ethical and regulatory challenges...Read More
Join us聽Thursday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:30 p.m.聽The topic for our information session is聽Introducing Fundamentals of Nutrition.聽A sneak peek into Mississauga鈥檚 virtual classes & some great nuggets to improve your health! Please email us at mississauga@csnn.ca to receive your Zoom invitation!Read More
Hope I got your attention now !聽馃槉 Do you want to continue to access Natural Health Products ( NHP’s) &聽 choose your own health care plan ? Bill C-47 was passed on June 22nd, 2023.聽 This bill must be repealed and your help is urgently needed. NHPPA is by far the best...Read More
Earlier this summer, CBAN participated in a global strategy meeting in Brazil to advance the fight against genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees. We learned a lot about how the development of GE trees is connected to the industrial plantation model and how these monoculture tree plantations impact communities and the land. Like genetically...Read More
We鈥檝e聽just聽started, and the country is already on the move. People are angry, and they should be. It鈥檚 only been since June 10, that NHPPA鈥檚 Discussion Paper was released, and followed up by two national calls with Shawn Buckley and the team. Those calls clearly sounded the alarm of聽the deep and real threat聽to the entire NHP...Read More
On May 3, the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced her decision to allow many new gene edited seeds onto the market without any government environmental safety assessments and without any notification from companies. If you missed it, click here to read CBAN鈥檚 e-news update and reaction. Si vous l’avez manqu茅, cliquez ici pour...Read More
