December 18, 2025 (Ottawa) Friends of the Earth is shocked to see the prevalence of glyphosate residues in grain products from major cities in Canada. This comment is made in response to findings in the new report by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) showing the controversial herbicide, glyphosate, is present in 85% of the
Canada’s plans to find new export markets could be derailed by its reliance on pesticides. Canada leads the world in lentils production and exports worth $2.3 billion (USD) in 2023. It’s vital to the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and processers. As global consumers move to healthier foods, a huge export market is being put
For immediate release May 1, 2025 (Ottawa) The ground-breaking youth-led Mathur case challenging the Ontario government’s weak climate target is heading back to court. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has declined to hear Ontario’s appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling in October 2024, putting an end to yet another delay in the
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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 Cities are amending bylaws and getting rid of outdated rules that restrict what
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
Environmental groups urged Minister Guilbeault to secure a global plastics treaty to protect Indigenous rights and reduce plastic production impacts. Friends of the Earth Canada signed on to the below letter initiated by Ecojustice. September 20, 2024 Sent via e-mail The Honourable Steven Guilbeault MP Minister of Environment and Climate Change 200 Sacré-Coeur
Civil Society Calls for Action on Conflict of Interest at the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations “Public participation is a human right, and meaningful and active participation is integral to the success of the negotiations of the plastics treaty.” Dear Executive Director Andersen and Secretary Mathur-Filipp, At least 143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists registered for
UAE in the HAC letter To: High Ambition Coalition co-chairs Tuesday, 16 April 2024 Subject: No Ambition with UAE in the HAC Dear HAC co-chairs, Ahead of the upcoming fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to advance a plastic treaty (INC-4) in Ottawa, Canada, and following the publication of your Member States Ministerial Statement the undersigned
Did you know you are entitled to know everything about the drugs doctors prescribe and nothing about the pesticides applied to your food? Did you know Health Canada wants to allow residual glyphosate in food at levels higher than allowed in Europe and the United States? If you didn’t it’s likely because of Health Canada’s
