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Comments on Proposed Amendments to Ontario’s Pesticides Regulation

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Authored by: Lisa Gue
Partners: Environmental Defence

Biodiversity pesticides, pollinators, Ontario, chemicals and toxins, policy and regulation, agriculture, human health and well-being

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The Government of Ontario’s sweeping “red tape reduction” package  – Bill 132, introduced October 28, 2019, and accompanying regulatory changes – includes damaging amendments to the provincial Pesticides Act and Regulations. The David Suzuki Foundation and Environmental Defence submitted joint comments addressing concerns with the proposed changes to Ontario’s Pesticides Regulation – specifically with respect to the provincial cosmetic pesticide ban and restrictions on neonicotinoid-treated seeds.

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Biodiversity
November 2019

Comments on Proposed Amendments to Ontario’s Pesticides Act

Lisa Gue

The Government of Ontario’s sweeping Bill 132 includes damaging amendments to the provincial Pesticides Act and Regulations. The David Suzuki Foundation’s comments address specific concerns with the proposal. Robust environmental regulation benefits people in Ontario and our environment.

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