Restore independent pesticide approvals

AI summary

Petitioners say Bill C-30 amended the Pest Control Products Act to allow federal cabinet to authorize continued or renewed use of pesticides that, according to Health Canada, pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment. They contend this change permits political and economic considerations to override independent, science-based assessments and call on the government to repeal or amend those provisions, restore an independent, evidence-based approval process, and commit to full public and parliamentary review of future changes. The petition text does not include a government response.

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Official petition

Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled Bill C-30 amended the Pest Control Products Act to allow federal cabinet to authorize the continued or renewed use of pesticides that Health Canada has determined pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment; This change permits political and economic considerations to override independent, science-based safety assessments that have historically guided pesticide regulation in Canada; and Canadians deserve pesticide regulation grounded in independent scientific evidence to protect public health, food safety, and the environment. We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Repeal or amend the provisions of Bill C-30 that allow cabinet to override Health Canada's science-based pesticide risk assessments; 2. Restore pesticide approval decisions to an independent, evidence-based process free from political influence; and 3. Commit to full public and parliamentary review of any future changes to the Pest Control Products Act.

Government response

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