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Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
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Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits to farmers who grow that food.
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Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.
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