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An image portraying the nozzles of a crop sprayer spraying pesticides across a field of wheat this pesticide contains Glyphosphate. This image stands as a reminder of the Canada glyphosate ruling
20 Feb 2025

Federal Court rules Canada’s approval of glyphosate product unreasonable 

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada 0 Comment

Renewal of glyphosate-based pesticide product was granted in 2022 without considering new science on potential risks   Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation — Environmental and health groups are celebrating a recent ruling from the Federal

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05 Feb 2025

2024 Review – Looking Back and Looking Forward

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Thank you!  We gratefully appreciate your generosity and support – Friends of the Earth Canada couldn’t do this important work to protect people and the planet without the generous contributions of people like you who support our work with donations and/or with important actions on petitions and other advocacy measures.  We are also very grateful

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A field being sprayed with chemicals, with wilting plants in the foreground and a distressed monarch butterfly flying nearby, symbolizing the environmental impact of glyphosate.
22 Jan 2025

Glyphosate Renewal JR hearing 

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Environmental and health groups challenge Health Canada’s renewal of toxic glyphosate product in court Voir la version française ci-dessous   Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation — Environmental and health groups are in Federal

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A close-up of a purple coneflower plant in a garden center, labeled as pollinator friendly. This image highlights the potential deception of pollinator friendly labels, as these plants may still contain harmful pesticides.
21 Dec 2024

“Pollinator Friendly” Deception: Are Garden Centers Lying?

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on “Pollinator Friendly” Deception: Are Garden Centers Lying?

Donate to save the bees from toxic greenwashing!   Do you have a right to know what’s sprayed on the garden plants you buy every spring? Apparently, you don’t! All across Canada, more and more naturalized and pollinator gardens are springing up. Cities are amending bylaws and getting rid of outdated rules that restrict what

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A drone camera view of a once-green mountain in Ecuador, now a barren, destroyed landscape, devastated by the Atico Mining project.
13 Dec 2024

Atico Mining: Environmental Impact and Social Injustice Issues

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Atico Mining: Environmental Impact and Social Injustice Issues

100+ Organizations Voice Deep Concern Over Violence to Advance Canada’s Atico Mining Project in Ecuador   Quito/Ottawa. Today 108 human rights and environmental organizations sent a letter to Atico Mining Corporation and the president of Ecuador urging a stop to the militarization, criminalization, and intimidation of the campesino, Montubio, and Indigenous communities of Palo Quemado (Sigchos, Cotopaxi)

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A world map with the words "HUMAN RIGHTS" spelled out in blocks, emphasizing the need for stronger human rights due diligence regulations.
10 Dec 2024

Human Rights Due Diligence: Canada Must Act Now

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Media release: Talks on a business and human right treaty need Canada’s support   (Ottawa/unceded territories of the Algonquin Nation, 10 December 2024) – One week before talks towards a business and human rights treaty, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) is calling on the federal government to support their progress and commit to urgent

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A young boy picking corn in a field treated with flufenacet, a harmful pesticide.
04 Dec 2024

Flufenacet Pesticide Banned: Health Win for Canada

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Statement: Environmental, worker, and health groups welcome cancelling of dangerous pesticide   Ottawa/Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People, 4 December 2024 —Environment, worker, and health groups welcome the decision by Health Canada to cancel the registration of the pesticide flufenacet and all associated products containing the substance. Flufenacet, a herbicide used in Canadian corn and

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Volunteers cleaning up a beach littered with plastic debris. End plastic pollution. Every action counts.
17 Nov 2024

Ending Plastic Pollution – A Call to Action to Address the Full Lifecycle of Plastic

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Canada has committed to ending plastic waste by 2030i. Reaching this goal will require ambitious actions that address the full life cycle of plastic. Canada is a major—and growing—producer of plastics and the world’s second highest user of plastic on a per person basisii. Production, use and disposal of plastics is an increasing contributor to climate changeiii and

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Lawyer Roger Cox and Friends of the Earth Netherlands, Milieudefensie, Director Donald Pols taking questions following release of the ruling regarding the Dutch Court Appeal orders shell to cut emissions but stops short of a specific target.
12 Nov 2024

Dutch Court of Appeal: ‘Shell has a duty to citizens to limit its CO2 emissions’

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In the appeal in the Climate Case between Milieudefensie and Shell, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the oil and gas giant does have a responsibility to reduce its emissions, but has not imposed a concrete reduction obligation. “One thing is clear: the fight against the big polluters is a marathon, not a sprint.

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This image features the seven young plaintiffs in the Mathur v Ontario climate lawsuit. They stand confidently with their arms crossed, demonstrating their commitment to protecting their future and advocating for a stronger climate plan. 
17 Oct 2024

The Mathur v Ontario Decision Is Worth Celebrating!

Posted By: Petra Al Aridi Comments Off on The Mathur v Ontario Decision Is Worth Celebrating!

Court of Appeal Confirms Ontario’s Inadequate Climate Target is Harming Ontarians and Must Comply with Charter Standards.   The Ontario government lost its bid to ignore the climate crisis as the Ontario Court of Appeal overruled a lower court decision to dismiss the case of seven Ontario youths who claim the province has a duty

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