Media Release: Bittersweet Milestone with Passage of Ontario Pesticide Law

Media Release Toronto: CELA celebrates the passage of Bill 64 to ban the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides in Ontario. But, we strongly oppose the removal of municipal authority to also regulate in this area. “We are very concerned…

Media Release: Health and Environment Groups Sound Alarm About Pesticide Bill

Media Release TORONTO - Environmental and health-care leaders are calling on the McGuinty government to act on flaws in the province's pesticide legislation to better protect the health of Ontarians. Bill 64 will ban the use and sale of pesticides…

Media Release: Ontario Plans to Ban Sale and Use of Cosmetic Pesticides

Media Release Happy Earth Day Ontario! Toronto: Chock up another victory for pesticide reduction and, in time for Earth Day, a green-tinged government responding to public aspirations. “With polls consistently showing over 70% support for banning cosmetic pesticide use, the…

Blog: Decision Upholds Citizens’ Participatory Rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights

Reprint (Ontario Bar Association - Environews - January, 2009) by Kaitlyn Mitchell The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (“EBR”) (1) was enacted to protect the environment by giving Ontario residents meaningful ways in which to participate in environmentally significant government…

Media Release: Top Health, Environment Leaders Urge World-Class Pesticide Ban

Media Release Joint media release and statement from coalition of 15 organizations Unprecedented coalition includes OMA (Section on Pediatrics), Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), Children’s Hospital Toronto— Ontario’s top health and environment organizations today urged the McGuinty government to enact…