Blog post by Dr. Elaine Macdonald and Charles Hatt, Senior Scientist and Staff Lawyer, Ecojustice on January 29, 2016 Guest Blog Federal inaction exposes Canadians, environment to unacceptable risks, report says The Federal Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development (the “Commissioner”) released…
Read More Blog: Environment commissioner hammers Canada’s pesticide management regime
Blog post by Lisa Gue, Senior Researcher, David Suzuki Foundation on July 28, 2015 Did you hear that the honeybee crisis is over? This bold and surprising pronouncement appeared in Margaret Wente's July 22 Globe and Mail column, ""Good news: There is…
Read More Blog: Don’t bee fooled – neonics are still toxic to honeybees
Media Release CELA Salutes Another Ontario First in Pesticide Reduction Toronto – The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) is celebrating Ontario’s move today to finalize a regulation by July 1st of this year to dramatically reduce the use of neonicotinoid pesticides…
Read More Media Release: Ontario Neonic Regulations Released Today
Apr 24 2015 Don’t delay. May 7th is the deadline for responding to Ontario’s consultation on a regulation to restrict neonicotinoid (“neonics”) pesticides. CELA supports this regulation. The proposal will classify treated seeds as pesticides and aims to dramatically reduce the use…
Read More Action Alert: Send Your Support for Ontario’s Regulation to Restrict Neonic Pesticides
Title: Amending Ontario Regulation 63/09 to Reduce Use of Neonic Pesticides Response to EBR Registry number 012-3733 - Regulatory Amendments to Ontario Regulation 63/09 under the Pesticides Act to Reduce the Use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides Resource Type: Letter, Response to…
Read More Amending Ontario Regulation 63/09 to Reduce Use of Neonic Pesticides
Media Release TORONTO — The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) continues to support the Ontario Government in its plan to achieve an 80 per cent reduction in the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds over the next two years. A draft…
