BILL C-434

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

(a) subject to subsection (2), for conduct research in order to

(i) establish whether the consumption by a human being or an animal of genetically modified foods produces, in the short term and in the long term, dangerous or harmful effects on their health, and

(ii) establish whether the cultivation of plants from genetically modified seeds produces, in the short term and in the long term, dangerous or harmful effects on the environment, insects and other plants;

(b) subject to subsection (3), to make regulations on the labelling of genetically modified foods in order to allow consumers to easily identify that characteristic of the food;

(c) to create a committee responsible for

(i) examining whether the research conducted for the purpose of creating genetically modified foods and the consumption by a human being of such foods causes ethic problems or goes against certain religious practices and, if so, to make such recommendations as the committee deems useful in the circumstances,

(ii) encouraging all groups, including the academic community, to engage in a debate on the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (i), and

(iii) reporting to the Minister on its findings and recommendations; and

(d) to set up information programs for the general public to make people aware

(i) of the short term and long term effects of the consumption of genetically modified foods on the health of human beings and animals; and

(ii) of the short term and long term effects of the cultivation of plants from genetically modified seeds on the environment, insects and other plants.