Canada bullies Europeans to take GMO crops
October 23, 2009 by Council of Canadians
Filed under Business, Canada government, Canada news, Environment, Food, Freedom, Global issues, Health, Nature, Safety, World News
European consumers warned that trade deal with Canada could be used to weaken GMO regulations.
by Council of Canadians.
An alliance of Canadian groups is warning European consumers that an economic partnership agreement with Canada could threaten Europe’s regulations of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. The Canadian groups, under the umbrella of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, are highlighting dangers if the European Union gives in to the biotech industry by recognizing Canada’s substantially weaker GM regulations.
Don't Inject Me (the swine flu vaccine song)
Music video of the song Don’t Inject Me (the swine flu vaccine song) by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, editor of www.NaturalNews.com. This song was written in protest of the widespread swine flu vaccinations now being pushed around the world.
Back to school — BC resists overreacting to 'pandemic'
August 25, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under BC government, BC news, Community, Global issues, Health, Safety
H1N1 plans in place for back-to-school.
The Province is preparing for a possible resurgence of the H1N1 flu virus in B.C. schools this fall with a pandemic plan that includes new information and materials for parents, students and schools, Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid and Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong announced today in conjunction with provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall.
“We don’t expect that individual school closures, community-wide closures or provincewide closures will be useful in controlling the spread and impact of the H1N1 flu virus,” said Kendall. “Closures early last spring were initiated out of an abundance of caution because we had very little information on the novel flu virus at that time. It has since become apparent that the disease caused by this virus is generally mild and does not warrant such severe measures.”
BC given all clear on avian influenza
Press release –
VICTORIA – Earlier this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that Canada has achieved a national disease-free status for avian influenza, based on the standards of the World Organization for Animal Health, announced Agriculture and Lands Minister Steve Thomson.
This confirmation follows an earlier notice on April 3, 2009 that movement restrictions had been lifted on birds and bird products in British Columbia after the presence of H5 avian influenza had been confirmed in two commercial poultry operations in southern B.C. in January this year.
