tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655268.post114227079914391876..comments2023-10-10T11:59:26.468-04:00Comments on Ecology and Participatory Democracy: To: Harper.S@parl.gc.caTimothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166349466530374539noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655268.post-1143210377709898482006-03-24T09:26:00.000-05:002006-03-24T09:26:00.000-05:00For example, in Canada, if a farmer wants to plant...For example, in Canada, if a farmer wants to plant a particular variety of crop plant, often the only seed available is genetically engineered. It is not that the farmers want to plant GE, they don't have a choice.Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166349466530374539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655268.post-1143146154666460132006-03-23T15:35:00.000-05:002006-03-23T15:35:00.000-05:00Why don't they have other options? If farmers wish...Why don't they have other options? If farmers wish to buy non-GM seeds, I guess someone would be very happy to profit from selling them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655268.post-1143132620989876612006-03-23T11:50:00.000-05:002006-03-23T11:50:00.000-05:00People are forced to buy genetically modified seed...People are forced to buy genetically modified seed in this way: they are given no other options. This situation, of having no choice, is common in Canada and (among other places) the Phillipines. A farmer can not buy what she or he is not given access to.Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166349466530374539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655268.post-1142769558735715662006-03-19T06:59:00.000-05:002006-03-19T06:59:00.000-05:00Why does Terminator "threaten the livelihoods of C...Why does Terminator "threaten the livelihoods of Canadian farmers and the (more than) 1.4 billion people who depend on farm-saved seeds as their primary seed source"? It seems to me that nobody would force anyone to buy Terminator seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com