35th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EVIDENCE
on
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ORDER OF THE DAY:
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), consideration of the Topic of Biotechnology
WITNESSES:
Roundtable No. 1: Biotechnology: Product, Process and Risk
Canadian Institute of Biotechnology:
Rick Walter, Executive Director.
Consumers' Association of Canada:
Chris Mitchler, Chairman, National Food Committee.
Department of Environment Canada:
Dr. Terry McIntyre, Manager, Clean Air Technologies.
Environmental Law Centre (Alberta Society):
Howard Samoil, Staff Counsel.
National Agriculture Environment Committee:
Jeff Wilson, Vice-Chair.
National Research Council:
Dr. Roland Brousseau, Group Leader, Environmental Genetics, Bio-Environment.
Dr. Wilf Keller, Senior Researcher, Brassica Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology
Institute.
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology:
Professor R. Campbell Wyndham, Director.
Toronto Food Policy Council:
Dr. Rod MacRae, Research Coordinator, Public Health.
University of Guelph:
Professor Jack Trevors, Department of Environmental Biology.
Roundtable No. 2: Biotechnology: Product, Process and Risk
AgrEvo Canada:
Margaret Gadsby, Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy:
Dr. Mark Winfield, Research Director.
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food:
Dr. Arthur Olson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Production and Inspection Branch.
Department of Environment Canada:
Ed Norena, Director General, Environmental Technologies, Advancement Division.
Department of Health:
Paul Mayers, Head, Office of Food Biotechnology, Health Protection Branch.
Department of Industry:
George Michaliszyn, Director and Manager, Chemical and Bio-Industries Branch.
Fédération nationale des associations de consommateurs du Québec:
Richard Dagenais, Researcher.
Queen's University:
Professor William Leiss, Professor of Policy Studies and Eco-Research Chair in
Environmental Policy.
University of Waterloo:
Professor Conrad Brunk, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Conrad Grebel College.
Individual:
Dr. Glennis Lewis, Consultant, Lewis Consulting.