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Agricultural sprayer with a dark blue overlay, water source, and testing tube, illustrating Canada's scaled-back Pesticide Water Monitoring Program.
15 May 2024

In a big win for the chemical industry and big agriculture, the federal government waters down a program to monitor for pesticides in the Canadian environment

Posted By: Petra Al Aridi Comments Off on In a big win for the chemical industry and big agriculture, the federal government waters down a program to monitor for pesticides in the Canadian environment

(Ottawa) — Environmental groups are expressing their frustration with the federal government’s plan to scale-back a proposed ambitious pesticide water monitoring program. Earlier this year, the federal government released a proposed water monitoring framework. Environmental groups say the originally proposed program was to be robust, including citizen monitoring and participation to help Canadians understand how

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24 Jan 2023

Environmental and food groups take Health Canada to court over glyphosate product renewal

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental and food groups take Health Canada to court over glyphosate product renewal

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 food groups are challenging Health Canada’s failure to conduct a rigorous scientific assessment of glyphosate before renewing the approval for a product containing it. Ecojustice,

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31 Mar 2021

Federal pesticide regulator flip-flops on proposed neonics ban after years of delay

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Federal pesticide regulator flip-flops on proposed neonics ban after years of delay

Canada failing to protect the environment from harmful pesticides, groups say OTTAWA – Decisions published today by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency will allow the widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides to continue, despite evidence of harm to wildlife and ecosystems. Environmental organizations say Canada is failing to protect the environment from harmful pesticides. “It is

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21 Oct 2020

Environmental groups enter legal challenge of glyphosate approval in Canada

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental groups enter legal challenge of glyphosate approval in Canada

TORONTO – Environmental groups will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal in support of a case related to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) decision to continue registration of the pesticide, glyphosate. Represented by Ecojustice lawyers, the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence Canada and Friends of the Earth Canada will be appearing as

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10 Feb 2017

Slow Motion Neonic Ban – good ban / bad speed!

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Slow Motion Neonic Ban – good ban / bad speed!

Last November, Health Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Bayer’s imidacloprid, one of the world’s most widely used neonicotinoid pesticides.  We think this could be an important Canadian win on the world stage – after four years of campaigning, we can almost taste victory.   BUT: Our excitement was muted by the

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13 Oct 2016

Monsanto treats you like a guinea pig while raking in billions

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Monsanto treats you like a guinea pig while raking in billions

If you care about safe food, make time to connect with the International Monsanto Tribunal this weekend. Then, read about Monsanto’s lobbying and consider how your food is affected by Roundup, the most commonly sold pesticide in the world. There’s a line up of hard hitting and heart breaking testimony scheduled for the International Monsanto

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09 Jun 2015

Friends of the Earth congratulates Ontario for reducing use of bee-toxic neonicotinoids

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Friends of the Earth congratulates Ontario for reducing use of bee-toxic neonicotinoids

(Ottawa, ON, June 9, 2015) Ontario’s new pesticide regulation requires a permanent reduction of 80% in the use corn and soybean seeds coated with neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam). This regulation is novel in its designation of the coated seeds as pesticides. Friends of the Earth is pleased and impressed by Ontario’s leadership in finalizing

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