CropLife’s role in public policy development

A letter from several Canadian environmental organizations to federal ministers expressing concern over the influence of CropLife, an industry association for plant biotechnology and pesticide companies, on the development of federal regulatory guidance for gene editing technologies.

• Environmental organizations are calling for a review of CropLife's role in policy development and the implementation of safeguards to stop inappropriate industry influence, following reports that CropLife and the Canada Grains Council worked with government officials to "co-develop" updated CFIA guidance on Plants with Novel Traits.
• Reports from Radio-Canada suggest the existence of an industry-government "tiger team" that may have intervened behind the scenes during the creation of Health Canada guidance regarding the Novelty Interpretation of Products of Plant Breeding (2022).
• The signatories express concerns regarding regulatory capture and the integrity of scientific and public consultations, specifically requesting transparency on the number of industry-government working groups, their participants, and their terms of reference for various federal processes.
• The letter lists several ongoing consultative processes where the signatories are participating, including the Sustainable Agricultural Strategy (AAFC), the Pest Management Regulatory Agency transformation agenda and regulatory proposals (Health Canada), and the Biodiversity Strategy related to Target 7 of the Montreal-Kunming Global Biodiversity Framework (ECCC).

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2023). CropLife’s role in public policy development. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CropLifes-role-in-public-policy-development-letter-to-ministers-1.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. CropLife’s role in public policy development. 2023. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CropLifes-role-in-public-policy-development-letter-to-ministers-1.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2023croplifes, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{CropLife’s role in public policy development}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CropLifes-role-in-public-policy-development-letter-to-ministers-1.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }