Earlier this month, Quebec MP Gilles Perron tabled for second reading a private member’s Bill, C-517, which if passed will provide mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods in Canada. Make your voice heard and support this important legislation.

Contac your MP and asking them to vote in favour of the bill when it comes to a vote later this session.

5 EASY STEPS

1. Identify your federal MP using your postal code.
2. Find the contact information for the MP in your riding.
3. Call your MP’s riding office or send him or her an e-mail stating:
   Dear Sir/Madam,
   We all have the right to know what we are eating and the right to not eat GE foods. I support mandatory labelling of GE food, which is already practiced in over 40 countries in Europe and elsewhere. Bloc Québécois MP Gilles-A. Perron’s Bill C-517 would allow implementation of mandatory labelling in Canada. I am asking you to vote in favour of Bill C-517. Please confirm your intention to support this important bill.
4. Send e-mails to your friends and others encouraging them to do the same. Make it easier for them by providing them with the Greenpeace Internet address.
5. Please let us know when you receive an answer from your MP — email C-517@greenpeace.ca. Greenpeace will compile a list of MPs who support C-517 and those who prefer to protect the interests of Monsanto, the US multinational corporation that supplies 90 per cent of GE seeds around the world.

1 MESSAGE

Dear Sir/Madam,
We all have the right to know what we are eating and the right to not eat GE foods. I support mandatory labelling of GE food, which is already practiced in over 40 countries in Europe and elsewhere. MP Gilles-A. Perron’s Bill C-517 would allow implementation of mandatory labelling in Canada. I am asking you to vote in favour of Bill C-517. Please confirm your intention to support this important bill.

7 MINUTES is all it takes to make your voice heard.

:: For further information on how to get involved, see the Greenpeace website.

The Soil Association said its position was at the core of the organic movement’s values of protecting human health.

Gundula Azeez, Soil Association policy manager, said: “We are deeply concerned at the government’s failure to follow scientific advice and regulate products. There should be an immediate freeze on the commercial release of nanomaterials until there is a sound body of scientific research into all the health impacts.”

He compared the developments with genetically modified foods, another area that has been controversial, with many consumers suspicious of the technology involved.

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