Review of federal pesticide law must centre on protecting human health and the environment

The document outlines eleven specific priorities for the targeted review of Canada's Pest Control Products Act, arguing that current regulations fail to address increasing pesticide use and its associated risks to biodiversity, climate, and vulnerable populations.

• The authors call for the ministers of agriculture, health, and environment to create a plan to reduce pesticide use and risk by 50 percent by 2030, mirroring the European Union's 2020 Biodiversity Strategy to combat nature loss.
• The document argues that pesticide regulation is linked to the climate crisis because many pesticides and herbicides are derived from oil, coal, and gas, contributing to fossil fuel consumption.
• The coalition recommends expanding risk assessments to include vulnerable populations, specifically mentioning Indigenous communities harvesting traditional foods and vulnerable workers.
• The statement advocates for a shift in assessment methodology to include cumulative ecological risks, the evaluation of entire pesticide formulations (including contaminants) rather than just active ingredients, and the regulation of treated seeds.
• The document proposes several prohibitions and restrictions, including a ban on pesticides in protected areas, the prohibition of cosmetic lawn and garden pesticides (except minimum risk products), and the implementation of comparative assessments to substitute hazardous active ingredients.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2022). Review of federal pesticide law must centre on protecting human health and the environment. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Centre-PCPA-review-on-protecting-health-and-environment-June-2022-rev.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Review of federal pesticide law must centre on protecting human health and the environment. 2022. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Centre-PCPA-review-on-protecting-health-and-environment-June-2022-rev.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2022review, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Review of federal pesticide law must centre on protecting human health and the environment}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Centre-PCPA-review-on-protecting-health-and-environment-June-2022-rev.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }