For Immediate Release
Ottawa. Thursday, December 2, 2010 - In a surprise move yesterday evening in the House of Commons, the New Democratic Party secured an extended debate, of up to five hours, on the highly controversial Bill C-474 on genetically engineered (GE) crops, currently in third reading.
"We are very excited that, for the first time, all members of parliament will have the chance to participate in a substantive debate on genetic engineering," said Lucy Sharratt, co-ordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. "In our 15 year history with this technology, a five-hour debate in the House of Commons on genetic engineering is unprecedented."
