Health Canada pest control adviser steps down, says regulation ‘obsolete'
Health Canada pest control adviser steps down, says regulation ‘obsolete'
The committee gives Health Canada independent scientific advice on the health and environmental risks of pesticides, and does evaluations for new products and reviews.
Anyone remember another time Canada ignored a preponderance of evidence about health affects of a product they said was safe?
He said legal constraints may have prevented the committee from looking at contentious pesticides, raising questions about transparency.
Well I for one am comforted to know that we have a robust legal system in place to protect [checks notes] pesticide manufacturers from having their products... um... [thumbs through pages] evaluated for safety.
Its a shame he stepped down. It seems he really cared about improving the state of pesticide use and research for the good of public health but was held back by beauracracy (and probably corporate profits). Whoever replaces him will probably be complacent in letting pesticide companies continue to poison our land, water, and population while lining their pockets with pesticides lobbying money and a tax payer funded salary.