Ban aerial glyphosate spraying
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to immediately stop planned aerial glyphosate spraying on Crown forests, including Renfrew County, and help forestry companies adopt sheep grazing as a sustainable alternative.
Why we would sign this petition
- It would stop aerial glyphosate applications petitioners link to water contamination, biodiversity loss and soil degradation, protecting local ecosystems and community health.
- It would address Indigenous consultation and stewardship concerns by pausing spraying until proper consultation and consent processes occur.
- It would promote a non-chemical, locally managed alternative by supporting forestry adoption of sheep grazing for vegetation control.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Sheep grazing may be impractical or costly to scale across extensive Crown forests and could be less effective than chemical treatments in some contexts.
- The petition’s claims about environmental harms and the broad effectiveness of sheep grazing may lack comprehensive, jurisdiction-wide evidence or long-term comparative trials.
- An immediate national intervention could disrupt forest management and industry operations without phased plans, causing economic and operational harm to communities and companies.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the Government of Canada The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued permits allowing forestry companies to spray glyphosate aerially over Crown land; These are public lands, belonging to all Canadians, and the spraying directly affects water, wildlife as we enter moose hunting season, traditional harvesting, and the health of local communities; The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan and Algonquins of Bonnechere First Nations were not properly informed or consulted, which undermines Indigenous rights and stewardship of the land; and Aerial spraying has been linked to the destruction of biodiversity, soil depletion, animal poisoning, contamination of waterways, and increased forest fire risk due to dead, dried brush left behind. We, the undersigned, citizens of canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately intervene in the planned aerial spraying of glyphosate across Canada’s Crown forests, including Renfrew County forests, and assist forestry companies in implementing a proven, sustainable alternative: sheep grazing.
Government response
No government response is available yet.