Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May Canada is around Canada inn at on hunger strike f of Toff 0 initiates at a detention ref tort Dehe filed to be smoke free by Stuffl fiefs end were on a hunger strike saying they just Catt Ach the idea of quitting cold the Ontario government intends to ban smoking in All correctional facilities in the Ironto area by the fall to initiates Safe if off secondhand but news Ftp the smoking phaseout sparked Finger at the metro West Petete Tieti their about 60 of the facility a 604 inmates began Refus ing meals wednesday at lawyers Knuckles rapped Vancouver the Law society has rapped the Knuckles of the lawyer who represents the ramp in the the society disciplinary committee ruled George macintosh made an error in by Lead Flag Chic reporter Terry mile skis private e mail correspondence with a protester at the Apic the leak came even though the lawyer for the government had earlier insisted to the inquiry panel that the Laws of the privacy act applied to the boy drives minivan Edmonton a three Earold boy drove his mothers minivan through Trees and shrubs before smacking into the front of a House Adam Orr was taken to Hospital for observation but was the vehicle was parked outside the family Home when Adam jumped into the Drivers seat and took five stowaways caught Halifax five stowaways who tried to flee a Container ship yesterday in were taken into custody by immigration two immigration officers and an interpreter fluent in romanian started interviewing the men shortly before after they were put Back aboard the Zim a 200metre vessel that recently arrived from Canadian press Winnipeg firms seed fuels Gene controversy banned canola Strain makes Way to Europe by Helen fall Dong four european countries Are under pressure to destroy thousands of hectares of canola grown from seed sold by a Winnipeg the canola was accidentally Cross pollinated with genetically modified plants More than a Kilometre according to Howard general Man Ager of Adlanta seeds pm canola is widely grown in North but has not been approved in Europe because of widespread concern about health and Environ mental Morris said the company followed All the rules for producing certified seed including main Taining a Buffer zone of at least 800 metres from other canola the majority were at least double he said sophisticated new tests by German authorities detected less than one per cent transgenic mater Ial in the seed last month and Adlanta withdrew it from the the British government has been criticized for not informing the Public right away and is now pressured to tighten controls on pm Morris said about hectares of the canola has been planted in Germany and the company has not broken any euro Pean Laws and does not expect to be liable for dam Canadas National Farmers Union said yester Day that companies holding patents for transgenic j crops should be responsible for the costs of genetic National Board member Stewart Wells said he no longer grows canola because he cannot Guaran tee his crop will be free of pm its a huge threat to the organic Morris said Adlanta will now test All seed before but Europe Zero tolerance level May be 1 impossible to Canadian bulk canola is already banned from Europe because Canada does not segregate pm and conventional but a Vantas experience threatens to dose the european Market to canola seed exports As Morris wants to see International standards for realistic pm tolerance similar to those that exist for food this is not genetically modified plants taking Over the he Farmers know that pollen moves and they already have decades of experience controlling Volunteer varieties through crop he but Jennifer Story of the Council of canadians in Ottawa said the european uproar lends credence to critics who said regulators were overconfident about their ability to prevent the spread of pm genetically modified canola has Only been grown in Canada since the but it now accounts for More than half the crop in Western Dale president of the canola Council of admitted it might get More difficult to guarantee very Low Levels of transgenic material in conventional crops As time goes its just not a reason for he there is not a food safety Issue Here but Story said Consumers should have the right to say no to pm its certainly not too late for if they dont want to end up in the Situa Tion were where were questioning whether or not we can take a step there were no indications yesterday that the German or swedish governments would require canola crops grown from Adlanta seed to be in the British House of agriculture minister Nick Brown said the seed poses no threat to the environment or to Public we believe there is no threat to the environment because the pm variety is sterile and it is difficult to see How it could Cross pollinate with other he with files from Canadian press use guide free bj61 i i i i win a sensational summer fun package Worth Over including 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