This makes me so angry. Government pretending to care about food security but instead of making food more accessible and safe they use that excuse to use more chemicals to grow food that will still be inaccessible.
“Pesticides with environmental risks Health Canada considers unacceptable could still be authorized for use, if the federal government deems them necessary for economic or food security”
“In 2024, sampling partners collected nearly 4,000 water samples. Thirty of the 233 pesticides analyzed exceeded levels Health Canada considers safe for aquatic life. Four landed in the highest-risk group, the audit found. Two of the four pesticides Health Canada identified to The Narwhal are what are known as neonicotinoids — insecticides long linked to harm to bees and aquatic insects.”
Another example of how we treat global warming by spraying the problem with toxic chemicals instead of, you know, treating the causes.
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-pesticides-bill-pushback-2026/?utm_source=feedly