Jennifer Baichwal Archives | Friends of the Earth Canada

26 Oct 2023

New study links glyphosate to leukaemia, pressuring Canada’s pesticide regulator to review approvals

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For Immediate Release Environmental and food safety groups, scientists and filmmakers call for immediate ban of glyphosate October 26, 2023 (Ottawa) A major study on glyphosate, the world’s most used herbicide, found in food, water and humans, has been linked to early leukaemia deaths. This finding comes as environmental and food safety groups take

tractor spraying glyphosate on field crop

02 May 2023

Thousands of Canadians, led by celebrated filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal and supported by author Margaret Atwood, call for glyphosate ban and political accountability for pesticide reduction

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For Immediate Release (05/01/23) (OTTAWA | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People) — New Brunswick MP, Jenica Atwin, and prominent documentary filmmaker, Jennifer Baichwal are calling on Parliament to ban the use of glyphosate, Canada’s most widely-used weed killer. Atwin is presenting a petition – signed by more than 18,000 Canadians and backed