Presentations & Publications

Bylaws and provincial laws

* Cities and Provinces that ban the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes are not illegal under NAFTA rules. Please read the information at this site. (Jun 24, 2011)
http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-releases/environmental-groups-claim-victory-for-municipal-provincial-pesticide-bans

* Timeline on Pesticide By-laws & Non-essential Use in Canada

* Ontario and Nova Scotia lead the way on pesticide bans (May 17, 2011)

The David Suzuki Foundation's second 'Pesticide-Free Oui' report found that some of the safest lawns and gardens in the country can be found in Ontario and Nova Scotia, thanks to strong laws that ban the use of cosmetic pesticides. The report also finds that Quebec, the first province in the country to have a ban, is now lagging behind. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2011/pesticide-free-oui-2011/

accompanying press release: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/media/news/2011/05/ontario-and-nova-scotia-lead-the-way-on-pesticide-bans/

* Pesticide Free? Oui! analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code, the first provincial ban in Canada on the use and sale of certain cosmetic pesticides. The report makes recommendations for developing province-wide bans on cosmetic pesticides in other provinces, based on the Quebec experience, and for strengthening existing policy in Quebec.

The full report, Pesticide Free? Oui! – An Analysis of Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code can be found online at: http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Publications/Pesticide_Free_Oui.asp

Report available to download in English and French. Paper copies can be ordered for $10.00.

* Halifax: How the list of allowable pesticide products (Administrative Order 23) came to be

* The Impact of By-Laws and Public Education Programs on reducing the Cosmetic/Non-Essential Residential Use of Pesticides: A Best Practice Review.

Bylaws work and education alone does not.

for full report

http://www.c2p2online.com/documents/Jay_Kassirer.pdf for Power Point

* Lawn and Order: Pesticide Bylaws by Wendy Mesley and MARKETPLACE http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/
October 10th,2007 7:30pm

How stores in municipalities with bylaws encourage home owners to break the law.

* Pesticide Bylaws:
List of Canadian municipalities with pesticide bylaws

http://www.flora.org/healthyottawa/BylawList.pdf

* Court of Appeal Upholds Toronto Pesticide Bylaw

* Pesticide Bylaws: Why We Need Them; How To Get Them
By Merryl Hammond Ph.D.,
Citizens for Alternatives to Pesticides (CAP),
150 pages, illustrated, published April 1995. Cost $20 plus $5 postage; make check payable to Merryl Hammond, and mail to #6 Sunny Acres, Baie d’Urfe, Quebec H9X 3B6.

To order, contact Merryl Hammond by phone (514) 457-4347, by fax (514) 457-4840,

or by email, merryl.hammond@videotron.ca This is a very useful and comprehensive

guide - well worth ordering.

* To Spray or not to Spray --CBC Marketplace - Broadcast: October 12, 1999 Canadians use hundreds and thousands of kilograms of pesticides -weed killers and insecticides- on their lawns.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/lawnchem/index.html

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