Thursday, 5 March 2015

Neonics in the News: 97% in Ontario Support Restrictions

Great news! 

"Ontario's proposal to restrict bee-killing pesticides received an overwhelmingly positive response from the public. Close to 50,000 comments were submitted during the official consultation on Ontario's pollinator health proposal last month. Approximately 97 per cent favoured government action to restrict the use and sale of neonicotinoid pesticides."  

They are now in the second consultation phase.  Complete article here


Continue the good work by visiting DavidSuzuki.org to send a message to provincial and federal ministers for Canada to ban neonics. 

Get both Canada and the provinces on board because they have different regulatory powers regarding pesticides and their use - read more about this here

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