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News and Archive |
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No one can prove pesticides are 'safe' |
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CELA and Ecojustice Recommendation |
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Proposed Pesticides
Legislation and Next Steps |
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Pre-emptive legislation |
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Bill 64 - first and second reading |
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Articles -
new proposed legislation |
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McGuinty to announce province-wide ban on pesticides
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April 14 - Stratford passes by-law 10 to 1
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An Analysis of Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code and Recommendations for Effective Provincial Policy |
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Debunking Industry Opposition to a Province-wide Ban on Lawn and Garden Pesticides (Critique; Fact Sheet) |
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Coalition of Health & Environmental Organizations |
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Coalition Press Release |
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Lawn revolution under way in Canada |
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Provincial ban by spring 2008
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Kingston approves pesticide bylaw
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Russell adopts a pesticide bylaw |
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McGuinty
promises ban on pesticides |
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St Catherines passes a pesticide bylaw |
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Burlington will have a bylaw by Jan/09 |
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Landscaping business has grown |
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Hamilton passes a pesticide bylaw |
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Organic Landscape
Alliance conference Oct 24 |
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Nipigon votes unanimously for a bylaw |
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Markham approves bylaw unanimously
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Acute Pesticide Poisonings in Canada |
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Guelph bans urban use of pesticides |
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S-E-L passes excellent by-law |
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Collingwood adopts pesticide by-law |
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Oakville passes anti-pesticide by-law 10 to 3 |
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Submission on Ontario's
Proposed Clean Water Act
Read PFO's submission to the Ontario Ministry of Environment
regarding Bill 43 – the proposed Clean Water Act, 2005 |
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Coalition of Health & Environmental Organizations |
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Lawn revolution under way in Canada |
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Provincial ban by spring 2008
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Kingston approves pesticide bylaw
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Russell adopts a pesticide bylaw |
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McGuinty
promises ban on pesticides |
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St Catherines passes a pesticide bylaw |
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Burlington will have a bylaw by Jan/09 |
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Landscaping business has grown |
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Hamilton passes a pesticide bylaw |
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Organic Landscape
Alliance conference Oct 24 |
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Nipigon votes unanimously for a bylaw |
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Markham approves bylaw unanimously
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Acute Pesticide Poisonings in Canada |
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Guelph bans urban use of pesticides |
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S-E-L passes excellent by-law |
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Collingwood adopts pesticide by-law |
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Oakville passes anti-pesticide by-law 10 to 3 |
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Submission on Ontario's
Proposed Clean Water Act
Clean Water Act, 2005 |
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McGuinty's excellent environmental platform |
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McGuinty plans ban on
pesticides |
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Medical Officer - Cosmetic Pesticides |
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Danish lessons on pesticides |
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Ontario wants same protection as Quebec |
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Oakville bans
cosmetic use of pesticides |
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Pesticides move behind counter - P.E.I |
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Are weed-killers turning frogs into
hermaphrodites? |
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Green-friendly Alternatives to Lawns |
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MPP Survey |
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Gananoque bans urban pesticide use |
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Georgina bans cosmetic pesticide |
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Newmarket bans
pesticide use on lawns |
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London bans the use of pesticides |
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banned pesticides widely used in Canada |
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Altered breast tissue development |
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Response to Pest Control Canada |
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Excellent
link,
water efficient gardens |
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2,4-D — is "persuasively linked" to cancer |
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Majority supports a Bylaw in Ontario |
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Markham
Residents Support Pesticide Bylaw |
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Croplife Appeal Dismissed AGAIN |
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Pesticides affecting male population |
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Canadian Cancer Society Speaks Out |
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Doctors Confirm Pesticide Danger OCFP
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2,4 D poses an unacceptable risk |
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Critique of PMRA Re-evaluation |
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Critique
of PMRA Re-evaluation
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Pesticides Used in Our Communities -
Human Health and Environmental Impacts
Prepared by the Partnership For Pesticide
Bylaws. 2002
Full
report
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Pesticide By-laws
Pesticide By-laws Websites
section.
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Toronto City Council
adoptes a by-law to
restrict the use of lawn pesticides
Press release
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Chlorpyrifos
and
Diazinon to be phased out.
For more than 30 years the pesticide industry has proclaimed that
diazinon and chlorpyrifos have been safe for residential use.
Residential use of these popular insecticides are being phased out.
Chlorpyrifos has been phased out as of 2001 and Diazinon will be
phased out by 2003.
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Breaking the Law
Pesticide Advertising and Public Deception
This report examines cosmetic (lawn and
garden) pesticide use in Ontario, public attitudes towards these
products and services, and the standard of advertisements, websites
and communications used by the industry to promote these products and
services.
Full
report
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Pesticides represent an unacceptable risk to children
"The cumulative effects of being exposed to many different pesticides
over a lifetime represent an unquantified and unacceptable risk to all
Canadian children."
May 25, 2000, Ontario College of Family Physicians and CELA
release the Children's Health Project.
Full report
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