WOW...more strange claims from GM Free Ireland and Michael O'Callaghan

If trying to dupe people using false sponsorship claims wasn't bad enough (even when you got caught and had to remove the claim) GM Free Ireland and Michael O'Callaghan have since been caught twice more!

This time the falsehoods are big ones.

Number 1: Percy Schmeiser who was flown to Ireland from Canada (on someone's dime!!...I wish I could afford a trip home) to speak at a GM Free Ireland conference has been claimed to be a "Former member of the Canadian Parliament"...oh my GOD!!!!!!.....what a lie!! See GM Free Ireland website posting (second line afer Percy's name!) (UPDATE: IN A SNEAKY ATTEMPT TO COVER UP THESE HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED!)

Percy has never held a seat in the Canadian Parliament!!!!...........the claim is almost laughable. Remember this is the man who was barred from his small home town's offices (Bruno - population: appox. 750) in 1996 when a council resolution prohibiting him from physically entering the building was passed because of his treatment of staff. A judge later said “There is little doubt that Percy Schmeisers conduct towards the Town administration staff had been abusive in varying degrees prior to the 1996 Resolution”. (http://www.canlii.org/sk/cas/skqb/2004/2004skqb207.html)

Number 2: In a press release on June 18th GM Free Ireland and Michael O'Callighan have tried to claim that
"Bord Bia marketing director Muiris Kennedy said he will organize a meeting of the country's major food retailers, food producers and farming organisations to discuss the implications of GM food and farming as soon as possible. "

Bord Bia (the Irish Government food promotion body who Michael O'Calligahn has previously lied about sponsoring his conference) has denied this and Muiris Kennedy has even written to GM Free Ireland on the topic of this misinformation (GM Free Ireland was CCed).

RE: green Island conference
From Muiris Kennedy Muiris.Kennedy@BordBia.IE
Monday, June 19, 2006 1:42:20 PM
To:Shane Morris
Cc:"Byrne, Marian" ; mail@gmfreeireland.org

Dear Mr Morris,

Thanks for your email and will send you a copy of the presentation on CD as its quite large, I’ll send it by post to your home address.

Regarding the suggestion that I would set up a meeting with Retailers , and those involved in the area, what I said at the conference was in response to a question from John Brennan of Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op from the floor about the marketing of Organics.

My response was that Bord Bia does not have any role in the the area of Food policy but there is a specific group set up called “Oganic Market Development Group” which comprises all of the bodies involved in the sector and this would be a more appropriate forum to discuss these type of issues. I did not undertake to set up any meetings.

I have brought this point to Michael O’Callaghan’s attention.

Regards.

Muiris Kennedy
Director Marketing Services.

It is fascinating, even two weeks after receiving this email from Bord Bia, that GM Free Ireland and Michael O'Callaghan still have the claim on their website!!

Where will this all end??....