Andrew MacLeod May 4, 2011 Tyee:
A day before the B.C. New Democratic Party planned to put forward a bill to ban the cosmetic use of pesticides, Premier Christy Clark said she supports just such a ban. "I've supported this for years now," she said in a scrum with reporters at the legislature. "We are going to do it." Clark said she wants to engage with the NDP and the public, especially in rural B.C., to design legislation. "The NDP are concerned about it, I'm concerned about it," she said. "I think as a new way of governing one of the things we can do is engage everyone who's interested in it, set aside all these partisan divides that pull us apart and find something that we can come together on, and I think this is that issue." This morning the NDP announced it plans to re-introduce "legislation to ban toxic pesticides from everyday use" since the "BC Liberal government has failed to take any action to protect children from these cancer-causing substances." "More than 70 per cent of British Columbians support the phase-out of cosmetic pesticides," the release quoted NDP leader Adrian Dix saying. "It's clear that this is another case where New Democrat values are mainstream values." Clark said she would look at the NDP legislation and it might be a good way to start the process. She would like a bi-partisan committee to consider the issue and how to proceed, she said.
8 comments:
Banned on the basis of what scientific data? Or should we be using the precautionary principal and bubble wrap ourselves? She wants to follow the path of Ontario, I guess a lawsuit would look good on her. Sure would be nice to see the actual scientific data on how these are cancer producing chemicals. Scaremongering is what they're good at, believing the testimony of "smart" people who tickle the fancy is so much easier then thinking for yourself. Cancer is treated with radiation, radiation causes cancer, should we stop radiating cancer? (I have done some research though, I know that there are differences in radiation).
Call an election Christy, we'll let you know where you stand, the party's getting bigger.
Listen to the loud minority of mindless minions who pander to wealthy "saviours", what a legacy.
For some time I have been concerned about the occurance of a pesticide/herbicide spill similar to the devastating fuel spill into salmon spawning Goldstream Creek outside of Victoria.
These noxious poisons are transported in large plastics vats attached to flat bed trucks.
It doesn't take much imagination to predict what would happen if one of these vehicles was in an m.v.a. and this toxin leached into our water-ways.
And we think we have water issues now.
Perhaps, before everyone gets their knickers in a knot, they should consider that Gasoline and Oil do not mix. The fact is they float on top of the water and can be skimmed off.
As to containers (large plastic) being hauled by transport trucks, they are more resilent to damage than current stainless or aluminum tanks currently the main method of transport.
Hmm what else can we ban?...bottled water.....cosmetic pesticides.....the circus....any other deadly things we can add to this rediculous list?
I would like to know who did the survey of British Columbians that says such a large percentage would like to see it banned. I have been told that the question asked by the Canadian cancer society was quite misleading, and didnt flat out ask if you were against using cosmetic pesticides, but more along the lines of would you try an alternative. Big difference, and so far there are not really any alternatives that seem to work. Some are even worse (eg Ecoclear instead of roundup)
plastic containers more resiliant?
I'd get the patent on the plastic full-size trains, tankers,vehicles and cargo crates pronto.
I would like to be referred to the studies that have been done on these pesticides, and the peer studies done on the original data.
Ladders should be banned, many fractures occur when some falls from a ladder. Common sense and education don't work, the government must do more top protect us.
Henry, you don't need a referral, empower yourself: there is a little tool called Google, it's real easy.
Equating the dangers of ladders to the over-spray of pesticides on to your private land is only an effective argument if you live in a culture where citizens are forced to climb the ladders of others.
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