How’s this for a SLAPP down…when you get the back of the hand from the Institute of Science in Society…it stings!

The Institute of Science in Society
Science Society Sustainability
http://www.i-sis.org.uk

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To:
Hon.Gerry Ritz  Minister  Ritz.G@parl.gc.ca Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada

Hon. Maxime Bernier   Bernier.M@parl.gc.ca Minister of
Foreign Affairs

I am writing on behalf of the Institute of Science in
Society* in protest of the SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against
Public Participation) litigation that a Canadian government
agent has filed against public interest organisations in
Ireland and the UK, with the clear intention to silence
criticisms of a deeply flawed scientific paper he has co-
authored, which purports to show that consumers have a
preference for genetically modified sweet corn over the non-
genetically modified variety.

The relevant details are in the report enclosed, which can
also be found at:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/BiotechCanadaSLAPPScandal.php

This cross-border deployment of  SLAPP litigation is a gross
violation of our freedom of speech in the UK and in Europe.
We respectfully request that the Canadian Government should
instruct its agent to stop this SLAPP litigation at once,
and to safeguard the standards of good science by issuing a
withdrawal of the flawed paper in question.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
Director
Institute of Science in Society*
www.i-sis.org.uk

cc Hon. Stephane Dion Leader of the Liberal Party
Dion.S@parl.gc.ca
Hon. Jack Layton Leader of the New Democratic Party
Layton.J@parl.gc.ca
Stuart Laidlaw Faith and ethics reporter Toronto Star
slaidlaw@thestar.ca
Jill Evans, Member of the European Parliament, Wales
Dr. Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament,
Green Party, South East England
Janusz Wojciechowski, Member of the European Parliament,
Poland
Hiltrud Breyer, Member of the European Parliament, Green
Party, Germany
Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment,
Member of Parliament, UK
Tim Yeo, Member of Parliament, Suffolk, UK
Peter Ainsworth, Shadow Secretary for the Environment,
Member of Parliament, UK
Michael Meacher, Member of Parliament, UOldham West and
Royton, UK
Dr. Ian Gibson, Member of Parliament, Norwich North, UK

* The Institute of Science in Society is an independent,
not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing critical
public information, and to promoting social accountability
and ecological sustainability in science

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