In my own home province of Nova Scotia, several of the world's leading varieties of strawberry plants were produced in Kentville, Nova Scotia.

When you burn organic material, whether it is strawberry leaves or tobacco leaves or whatever, it produces a lot of toxic compounds.

Materials of vegetable, animal or microbiological origin, for which it can be sufficiently demonstrated that they have hitherto been used for the production of flavourings, are considered to be food materials for this purpose, even though some of these source materials, such as rose wood and strawberry leaves, may not have been used for food as such.

implement in full all Security Council resolutions addressing the issue of terrorism, ensuring respect for the Charter of the United Nations, international law and international humanitarian law; strive to achieve the ratification and implementation of all 13 UN Counter-Terrorism Conventions; welcome the work on the development of the UNSG’s strategy in the fight against terrorism and co-operate with UN anti terrorism bodies; encourage the full implementation of the standards established by the Financial Action Task Force; exchange information on a voluntary basis on terrorists and their support networks, in accordance with international and national law; work bilaterally and in accordance with national legislation to develop our effec ...[+++]tive and operational co-operation to disrupt networks and bring individuals involved in terrorist acts to justice; refuse asylum to terrorists and deny them safe haven in accordance with international law; share expertise and best practices on countering terrorism on a voluntary basis, including through technical assistance; ensure respect for human rights in the fight against terrorism in accordance with international law; Consider convening a high level conference under the auspices of the UN to formulate an international response to terrorism in all its aspects and manifestations, following agreement on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism.

So despite the measures adopted as part of the reform of the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables to enable the strawberry sector in France to make the necessary adjustments, French producers are continuing to try to regulate and protect their home their market by violent means.

We must rather engage in continuous analysis of the risks faced by our life-support systems; we must strengthen cooperation between regions and countries; we must use science and research to create policies which over time will repurify the air and decontaminate the seas; we must encourage governments and peoples to recognise the natural world as their common heritage and to show solidarity - both with one another and with succeeding generations - in the struggle against despoliation and decay; we must be impatient with all governments and other organisations which, for reasons of short-term gain, take long- term risks with the lives of other citizens.