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In May of 2008 a private members bill ’s Bill (C-517) proposed by Gilles-André Perron, Bloc Québécois MP for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. Was defeated, This bill would have legislated the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods (also called genetically modified or GM).  
 
Currently more than 40 countries across the world already have adopted labeling laws including Europe, Russia and China.  
Do we have a fundamental right to know what foods are genetically engineered  
Canadian standard for voluntary labeling of GE foods was released in 2003. I have seen no labels on any foods that are sold in stores. Has anyone?  
 
The typical Canadian kitchen is likely to contain many ingredients or foods that have been genetically modified. Everything from bread to tomatoes, corn and soya oil has been produced from altered food organisms.  
 
Some estimates peg as many as 30,000 different products on grocery store shelves as "modified." That's largely because many processed foods contain soy. Half of North America's soy crop is genetically engineered.  
 
After a brief unscientific survey of my family and friends, everyone I asked on felt that labeling was a good idea. I also asked if the food was labeled would it play a role in there purchasing decisions, again all people felt if it was slightly more expensive or the same cost they would purchase the “pure foods”  
 
I was just wondering if this is the same attitude of the ebrandon population, would you support labeling, and would you buy Genetically engineered food over regular food?