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Agriculture & Land

CHEF MICHAEL SMITH’S BAFFLING ENDORSEMENT OF GMOs

August 25, 2017

Many Islanders were both surprised and disappointed when Chef Michael Smith – PEI’s “Food Ambassador” – endorsed Genetically-modified food at the first of five public consultations on Canada’s Food Policy [...]

Federal Liberal Government

HAVING A SAY: MacAulay’s Food Policy Survey

by Kevin J. Arsenault

June 2, 2017

A. What word best describes Lawrence MacAulay’s Food Policy Survey? (1) Democracy; (2) Autocracy; (3) Hypocrisy. I just completed the Federal Government’s online survey soliciting input from Canadians for a [...]

Agriculture & Land

“GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD CLAIMS MISLEADING” – AND A RESPONSE

by Kevin J. Arsenault

May 25, 2017

[Earle Lockerby, “Genetically Modified Food Claims Misleading,” Published in the Journal Pioneer, May 25, 2017] Dear Editor: In a letter to the editor in the May 19 issue of the [...]

Agriculture & Land

Just Shut-up Already, and Eat Your GM Food!

by Kevin J. Arsenault

May 18, 2017

An overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Genetically-Modified (GM) food should be labelled. But agri-food corporations don’t want consumers to know their food is genetically-engineered. Why? Because they know that [...]

Agriculture & Land

PEI Must Say “No” to a GE Salmon Factory

by Kevin J. Arsenault

May 15, 2017

Less than a year ago, AquaBounty assured the PEI government there would be no genetically-engineered salmon on PEI. The plan was to ship eggs to Panama and raise GE salmon [...]

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Let’s Base All Government Policy and Law on Science – not just Environmental Policy

by Kevin J. Arsenault

April 22, 2017

“Scientists and science supporters around the world are gathering today (April 22) in Washington, D.C., and in more than 500 cities around the United States and the world, to stand [...]