Percy Schmeiser
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Long time Saskatchewan farmer and anti-GMO activist sued by Monsanto
Percy Schmeiser is a long time farmer and farm equipment dealer from Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada, whose Canola fields were contaminated with Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Canola. Monsanto sued Schmeiser, demanding that he pay a technology fee of $15 per acre because he was benefitting from their technology. In reality, he did not benefit from their technology, nor did he even want it. Monsanto insisted that it didn’t matter whether or not Schmeiser knew that his canola field was contaminated with the Roundup Ready gene. Having never bought canola seed from Monsanto, Schmeiser fought back and launched a $10 million lawsuit against Monsant, accusing the company of libel, tresspass, and contamination of his fields with Roundup Ready. The Supreme Court of Canada eventually agreed with Schmeiser, ruling that he didn’t have to pay Monsanto anything. Schmeiser has since been asked to speak all over the world on the dangers of GMO crops and has been become the face of the GMO-free movement.
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