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Does anyone know what dept of CFIA this is?

C. Kehler

On 2010-10-24, at 7:08 PM, Robert Layton Beyfuss <rlb14 at cornell.edu>  
wrote:

> Hi All
> According to http://www.physorg.com/news204438872.html there are  
> over 400,000 named flowering plant species worldwide, according to http://www.invasive.org/ 
>  there are 218 invasive plant species in the US. So, the roughly  
> 399,800 non invasive plants should be listed and must be checked  
> before someone can bring it one in or out? A wonderful and efficient  
> use of our resources. The customs and border patrols must be  
> thrilled by this.
> This is insane.
> Bob
>
>
> From: mpwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org [mpwg- 
> bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of MoonBranch  
> Botanicals [moonbranch at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 1:01 PM
> To: Conrad Richter; mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
> Subject: Re: [MPWG] Fwd:
>
> While I understand the concern regarding the introduction of new  
> problem plants, this approach seems a bit bizarre. More puzzling is  
> the attention paid to this issue regarding the movement of living  
> things across geopolitical (meaningless from the standpoint of the  
> natural world) boundaries, while these same governments pay little  
> attention to the equivalent biological "weapons of mass destruction"  
> like the introduction of GE salmon and other genetically modified  
> organisms into our biosphere.
>
> These governments seem far more interested in the bottom line of  
> multinational corporations than the common good. We see this agenda  
> played out daily in policies that are enacted and that while  
> sounding beneficial, often upon deeper investigation we see that  
> they play into the financial goals and bottom line of these same  
> corporations.
>
> It is not my intent here to place blame or to paint all of those  
> vested with the authority of overseeing our interests with the same  
> broad brush. However we must remember that these same entities were  
> often the very ones responsible for the introduction of many of our  
> greatest plant pests today such as kudzu and multiflora rose. The  
> bottom line here is that agencies are staffed by people and people  
> make mistakes.
>
> Once again, I believe the focus of those charged with protecting our  
> interests should go after real and imminent threats instead of  
> potential or even imaginary ones. USDA, FDA, and the EPA should be  
> looking at those organisms that have no track record outside the  
> laboratory and as such have to potential to unleash unimaginable  
> consequences.
>
> Regards,
> Robin A. Suggs
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conrad Richter
> Sent: Oct 24, 2010 3:53 AM
> To: mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
> Subject: [MPWG] Fwd:
>
>
> "WHITE LIST" OF AUTHORIZED PLANTS (Canada and U.S.)
> The U.S. and Canadian governments are planning to introduce a "white  
> list" of plants that are allowed entry into each country under a  
> joint Canada-USA greenhouse certification program. The United States  
> Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection  
> Agency (CFIA) are requesting comments from stakeholders on a  
> proposal to replace the current list of prohibited plants with this  
> new list of allowed plants. What this means is that if a plant is  
> not on the allowed list it cannot enter the U.S. from Canada or vice  
> versa. Many thousands of plants including many herbs will be barred  
> entry under the proposal.
>
> This change is highly significant for both countries because it  
> appears to be a first attempt to implement a controversal "white  
> list" approach to the control of cross-border plant movement. The  
> proposed "white list" is far more restrictive than the current  
> "black list" of prohibited plants that has been in place since the  
> inception of the binational Greenhouse Certification Program in  
> 1996. The proposed "white list" of allowed plants includes less than  
> 1000 plant genera, out of over 12,600 genera of flowering plants  
> known to man. The current "black list" of prohibited plants has  
> fewer than 100 genera.
>
> Some suggest that the powerful anti-invasives movement in the U.S.  
> is behind the push to introduce "white lists" of plants that are  
> allowed into the country. While invasives are a problem for both  
> countries, the new list will affect thousands of plants already in  
> the horticultural trade, and will limit the introduction of new  
> plants to gardeners.
>
> For gardeners, it is worth reflecting a moment on how many new  
> plants that you have enjoyed growing over the past 10-20 years, and  
> how many of them might not have been available to you had this  
> "white list" been in place.
>
> Gardeners, herbalists, commercial growers, and the gardening and  
> herbal media are encouraged to submit comments.
>
> The deadline for comments is October 31, 2010.
>
> United States: Email your comments to Michael D. Ward, Senior  
> Accreditation Projects Manager, USDA-APHIS-PPQ (michael.d.ward at aphis.usda.gov 
> )
>
> Canada: Email your comments to the CFIA  
> (horticulture at inspection.gc.ca)
>
> The relevant documents, including the proposed lists of authorized  
> genera and families, are available here.
>
> -- 
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> Robin Alton Suggs
> MoonBranch Botanicals
> 5294 Yellow Creek Road
> Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771
> USA
>
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> "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is  
> the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it"
> - Matthew 7:13
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