Banning Cosmetic Chemical Pesticides in BC
Pesticide exposure has been linked to several serious illnesses, with children at greater risk because they are smaller and their bodies are still developing. Pesticide exposure negatively impacts wildlife, aquatic species, water quality and our principal pollinators, honeybees.
Increasingly, British Columbians don’t believe these risks are worth taking for non-essential, “cosmetic” purposes, as reflected in public opinion polls and dozens of BC municipal bylaws. Provincial legislation to phase out the sale and use of non-essential chemical pesticides would mean healthier communities, healthier families and a healthier environment for all British Columbians.
As Premier Christy Clark said during her bid to be Premier, "I don’t want to see anyone’s child playing on a lawn with toxic pesticides."
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