The Council of Canadians blasted the plans Wednesday as tools of big business that create privacy and public health risks for Canadians. “The Harper government has again succumbed to U.S. pressure to beef up security and surveillance powers for little or no real security gains to either country. Do we automatically want to recognize in Canada the safety of new genetically modified crops or, in the case of salmon, GE animals? Do we want to stop testing pesticides approved for use in the U.S. just to get them to Canadian shelves quicker?”

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