Editor:
Re: The other side of the GM food coin (Nov. 23 issue of The Gazette)
Nov. 23 saw a letter representing CropLife Canada. In my opinion, this group represents manufacturers of all manner of toxins that are injected into the food chain. I think they believe the democratic process should be set aside for the needs of big business.
Yes Mr. Hepworth, there are two sides to every story; the side you chose may be motivated by profit.
It is nothing new that the business of civilization is increasingly destabilizing the natural environment but this is new.
The implementation of genetically modified (GM) foods will surely thrust the human race into a maelstrom of unknowable future catastrophe.
One common factor of all living things is their connection to each other, co-dependence.
Alien genes will cause alienation. The runaway genes of today can cause extinction tomorrow. Human-induced pathology will be clouded by diverse types of GMs and unspecified synergistic influences.
You could classify genetically modified organisms (GMO) as weapons of mass destruction.
Play God on a dead planet but not here. I feel like I’m living in a test tube attended by marionettes.
Percy Schmeiser made a presentation in Grand Forks a few years ago, describing his canola crop being infected by stray GMOs from Monsanto fields. Adding insult to injury, Monsanto sued him for allegedly stealing patented GMO.
It’s hard to defend the humanitarianism of Monsanto as their tentacles reach the highest peaks of governance; plagued by innuendos of pseudoscience, heavy-handed monopolization, misleading press and environmental negligence.
Now that the damage is in motion, people can only hope that food is labelled so they can vote with their shopping.
If consumerism is “all that’s left of democracy,” perhaps we should take advantage and send a message. If denial of labeling continues, buy locally grown food.
S. Ewasyn, Grand Forks