Fewer than two-in-five Canadians say it's safe to eat genetically modified foods, according to a new public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute.
Quebec residents are more likely to say GM foods are unsafe to eat (38%) than to say they are safe (26%). All other regions are more likely to say such foods are safe than to say they’re unsafe, including majorities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Atlantic Canadians, meanwhile, are far and away the most uncertain. Nearly half (48%) of Atlantic residents say they are “not sure.
Nearly half of Quebecers (49%) say cross-bred plants and animals should be labeled – more than say this in any other province. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Saskatchewan residents are the group most likely to choose the “none of these” option, as seen in the graph that follows.
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