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The Society for a G.E. Free B.C. is a social justice coalition of groups and individuals across BC/Yukon working for local, community based agriculture, and against genetic engineering of plants and trees. GE Free BC envisions a food-sovereign Canada where no genetically engineered life forms are created, patented, approved, bought, sold or traded.

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GE FREE Zone Tour

Click Here to hear Percy Schmeiser and Lucy Sharratt (CBAN) talking about GE crops and Monsanto in Vernon this September.

Interview with Doug Gurian-Sherman

Doug Gurian-Sherman, Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses genetically modified crops and his "Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops" report. In this interview, Doug covers excellent points about the science, policies and realities of GMO crops and food.

Click Here To Listen

Our Latest Newsletter

Our November 2009 Newsletter (pdf)

Upcoming Events

Recent Updates

Article:

  • Consumers Union Calls on U.S. to Support Genetically Modified Food Labeling Agreement (May 10, 10)

    • Your actions worked! MPs voted for Bill C-474! (it will now be studied by the Agriculture Committee.)
    For more updates and action http://www.cban.ca/474
    Donate today http://www.cban.ca/donate

  • India puts on hold first GM food crop on safety grounds (Feb 9, 10)
  • GM Crops Facing Meltdown in the USA (Feb 1, 10)
  • Deconstructing Dinner (Dec 3, 09)
  • Monsanto pulls GM corn amid serious food safety concerns. Applicant's dossiers contained wide-ranging fraudulent research (Nov 9, 09)
  • Attack of the GE Triffid Flax - read the latest from the Globe and Mail
  • A Craving for Real Food
  • Kootenay region moves towards becoming G.E. Free
  • Journal Nature article says GE won't alleviate hunger
  • Canada Forces GM Foods on Europe

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