[NAFEX] Canadian members & Clonal Gene bank

david.maxwell at dal.ca david.maxwell at dal.ca
Mon Apr 12 09:11:32 EDT 2010


I previously posted a message about the CGB, which elicited a handful of responses.  It is 
now becoming clearer that 1) the issue is bigger than just a few individuals being labelled 
"not bona fide researchers (or) breeders"  2) the change in policy/practice can be traced to a 
single individual, and does not represent immutable government policy. 
I think that it is essential that we mount a coordinated opposition to this withdrawal of access 
to the resources in the Clonal Gene Bank, and (with considerable trepidation) invite any and 
all Canadian NAFEX members to contact me directly if they are interested in helping me craft 
an appeal to the Minister of Agriculture directly. (No point in burdening the listserv - respond 
specifically, and only, to me. Select my address to respond to in your email client).  I shall 
create a document and circulate it for comment and input, and when all are satisfied we will 
submit it to Ottawa with all signatories listed.



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