What is Percy Schmeiser?
[[File:PercySchmeiser2.jpg|thumb|Percy Schmeiser in Stuttgart in 2008]] '''Percy Schmeiser''' (January 5, 1931{{spnd}}October 13, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and politician. He was born in [[Bruno, Saskatchewan|Bruno]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He was a member of the [[Saskatchewan Liberal Party]]. He became known for independent farmers' rights and the regulation of [[transgenic]] [[agriculture|crops]] during his protracted legal battle with multinational [[agrichemical]] company [[Monsanto]]. He did [[plant breeding]] and grew [[canola]], [[Field pea (Pisum)|field peas]], [[mustard plant|mustard]] and wheat. From 1967 to 1971, he was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]. Schmeiser died on October 13, 2020 from [[Parkinson's disease]]-related problems in Saskatchewan at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Percy Schmeiser, farmer known for fight against Monsanto, dead at 89 {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/percy-schmeiser-dead-89-monsanto-1.5761714 |website=CBC |access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmeiser, Percy}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:Canadian businesspeople]] [[Category:Canadian activists]] [[Category:Politicians from Saskatchewan]]