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Ward |
Do you support a pesticide bylaw in Ottawa? |
2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009? |
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Ward 1 - Orléans | | | |
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Bob Monette |
no |
no
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For this issue I prefer education not legislation. Therefore no I do not support a bylaw regulating the use of pesticides. Educating people on the harmful effects of pesticides is more effective than forcing them to use government selected type of pesticides.
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Dennis Vowles email |
no response |
no response |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Undecided
Ottawa Sun
Environmental Issues are are near and dear to Vowles, and he says he would take a pro-active approach to that. "We need to continue to work hard at protecting what we've got," he said, pointing specifically to the concern over water quality at Petrie Island and the landfill problems in the city. Source
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Ward 2 - Innes | | | |
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Rainer Bloess |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: Click here for more information on how he failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005 |
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David Cameron email |
no response |
no response |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Not in support |
Chris Fraser email
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withdrawn |
withdrawn |
withdrew from election |
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Ward 3 - Bell-South Nepean | | | |
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T.K. Chu |
no response |
no response |
CHO comment: On the Oct 17, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, T.K. Chu stated that he does not support a bylaw.
"...said his entire family suffers from a number of allergies and chemical sensitivities, but won't let personal experience compromise the impracticality of enforcing a ban." Source: November 10, 2006. Barrhaven Independent, Issue 45, Page 1 & 2.
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| Catherine Gardner |
Yes |
2006 |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Yes, in support |
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Jan Harder |
Commented |
Commented |
I am sure you are aware that Maria McRae, Alex Cullen and myself tried very hard to see a compromise passed. That compromise was as far as I will go.
CHO Comment: Click here for more information on how she failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005
Jan Harder, the incumbent, was visibly annoyed that the issue came up, but offered a curt response. "I believe in democracy and the vast majority of people in this city don't want a ban on pesticides," she said. Source: November 10, 2006. Barrhaven Independent, Issue 45, Page 1 & 2. |
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Joseph King |
no response |
no response |
CHO comment: On the Oct 17, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, King stated that he does not support a bylaw.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Not in support. |
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Ward 4 - Kanata North | | | |
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Anu Bose |
Yes |
2007 |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Yes, in support |
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Dan Cowley email |
withdrawn |
withdrawn |
Withdrew from election |
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Eric Forgrave email |
Yes |
2008 |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Yes, in support |
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Matt Muirhead |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: Muirhead stated that he does not support a pesticide bylaw. Source: CFRA, Lowell Green Show, Sept. 13, 2006 |
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Jeff Seeton |
Yes |
2007 |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Yes, in support |
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Marianne Wilkinson |
Needs more info |
Needs more info |
I will be meeting on this next week and I am open to some regulation on the cosmetic use of pesticides over time.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: No, restrict rather than a total ban. |
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Ward 5 - West Carleton | | | |
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J.P. Dorion |
no response |
no response | |
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Eli El-Chantiry |
No |
No |
I do not support the need for a by-law to ban the 'cosmetic' use of pesticides. |
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Ward 6 - Stittsville | | | |
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Gilles Chasles |
No |
No |
For the moment, I am in favour of allowing
professionals apply pesticide and will look at studies before making a final decision... I dont believe it's the place of government to impeed on private properties
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Shad Qadri |
see point 1 |
see point 2 |
1) The elimination of pesticides is not a simple yes or no answer as posed in this questionnaire. The need for a bylaw is to protect the public from the abuse of pesticides and I would support a bylaw that accomplishes this goal. There is a need for exemptions for farming, parks, golf courses, soccer fields and infestations with application
when needed provided by a licensed applicator and with a reasonable definition and determination mechanism to define infestations.
2) The timing of the bylaw would be predicated on the ability of the city and the private sector agreeing on the basis for application and the licensing requirements of the products. The definitions of the products that were banned would be the major hurdle as there are some products that are not chemically based and the banning of these may not be warranted.
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Ward 7 - Bay | | | |
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Alex Cullen |
Yes |
2008 |
A public education campaign must accompany this on safer alternatives to pesticides.
Ottawa Sun
And I support phasing out the cosmetic use of pesticides, both for the health reasons endorsed by medical authorities and to improve our environment. Source
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Terry Kilrea |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: Stated in CHO's 2003 election questionnaire (for mayor) that he doesn't support a pesticide bylaw. Click here for his reply to the questionnaire. |
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Sherril Noble |
doesn't say |
doesn't say |
I am not in any support of a by law that isn't enforceable. I do believe in educating the public so they will chose to do the right thing.I would also like the City to do the maintenance of cutting the grass that they are currently taking the tax payers money to do.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes.
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Ward 8 - College | | | |
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Rick Chiarelli email |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: Rick Chiarelli has consistantly voted against a pesticide bylaw. Click here for more information. |
Brett Delmage
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Yes |
Intro in 2007.
And 2008 full enforcement . |
Banning pesticides is an important public health issue, which I support as part of my platform for healthy, sustainable communities. I will not take donations from pesticide companies or their employees. Also, I will not say one thing and do another, as the current councillor for the ward did.
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Laura Lee Doupe email |
Yes |
2006 |
"Soon to be a mother, Doupe said she is also concerned that council did not approve the pesticide ban." Source: Nepean Weekender, Oct. 5, 2006, page 3 |
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Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale | | |
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James Dean |
Yes |
2006 | |
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Gord Hunter |
needs more info |
needs more info |
"What is the greater interest of 'public health' - the problem of allergies from pesticides or the problem of allergies from pollens?
The information I need is from my ward residents. As was the case in 2004-5 if this issue were to be raised again I would consult my ward residents through newspaper ads, e-mails and mailings. The aim would be to get as many homeowners as possible to express their views on this important subject. As was the case in the last term I would vote according to the majority wishes."
CHO Comment: Historically, Gord Hunter has consistantly voted against a pesticide bylaw. Click here for more information.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll: Undecided (Will be decided after consultation with residents)
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Ward 10 - Gloucester-Southgate |
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David Alloggia |
Yes |
2007 |
Ottawa Sun
2) Pesticides: "Common lawn and garden pesticides are linked to birth defects, asthma, developmental delays, prostate cancer, motor dysfunction, Parkinson's, nervous system disruption and immunotoxicity. 2,4-D, the most widely used lawn pesticide, has dioxin, a known carcinogen, and is associated with increased rates of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and prostate cancer." (www.flora.org/healthyottawa)
Toronto, many other municipalities in Ontario, and the entire province of Quebec, have banned the cosmetic use of pesticides. We have councillors in this city asking for a ban along our waterways, but where do children more often play, on neighbourhood lawns, or in the Rideau River?
We need a complete ban. Period. Only, this time, any councillor who has accepted contributions from pesticide companies must either return the money or abstain from the vote. Source |
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Douglas Besharah email |
No |
No |
I will not support a ban on pesticides. |
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Diane Deans |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: Click here for more information on how she failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005 |
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Ward 11 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
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Michel Bellemare |
Yes |
2007 |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Frank Reid |
no response |
no response |
Ottawa Sun
The environment has always been an important issue to me. I was previously the Chair of both Environment and Waste Management committees and if elected, I will work to get these important items back on the agenda starting by reestablishing a separate Environmental committee. Source |
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Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier | | |
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Georges Bedard |
Yes |
2007 |
CHO comment: He voted in favor of a bylaw in 2005. See Action Alert.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Krista Driscoll email |
Yes |
2007 |
Ottawa Sun
The environment is one of my main concerns. Source |
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Bruce McConville |
Yes |
2007 |
CHO Comment: For further info, see McConville's response under CHO's 2003 questionnaire, located here.
Ottawa Sun
6. Support a ban on pesticides should it come to a vote. Source |
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Ward 13 - Rideau-Rockcliffe | | |
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Jules Bouvier |
Yes |
2007 |
Ottawa Sun
As Councillor I will request that the ban of pesticides be addressed by Council at the earliest opportunity. Source |
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Maurice Lamirande email |
Needs more info |
Needs more info | |
Jacques Legendre
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Yes |
As soon as possible |
Essentially, my answer is YES, at the first available opportunity. In order to ensure passage of a policy with some teeth, I believe that some preparatory discussions (lobbying?) with our Medical Officer of Health is needed to make sure that he is willing to bring forward a strong report on the issue. We should not repeat the dismally weak approach that was attempted during this last mandate. In my view, we should model ourselves on Halifax. That regional municipality is similar to Ottawa in that it has a large rural territory. As well, they have managed to operate their by-law at very little cost by using a local organization knowledgeable and credible in the field. Failing that, Toronto might also be an acceptable model although I am less confident that their by-law is enforced with any rigor. I see that you are recommending the Peterborough model. Sounds simple and straightforward to me and I'll accept your opinion that it works well.
CHO comment: Jacques Legendre voted in favor of a bylaw in 2005. See Action alert.
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James T. Parker email |
No | |
There is no proof on the planet that pesticides are a risk to anything but weeds that cause ten times the suffering that pesticides are eroneausly labeled with.Why don't you get a real life and help people that really need help, like the poor or seniors or volunteer at a food bank or a thousand other things one person can do and make a differance.
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| Muinis Ramadan email |
no response |
no response |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Ward 14 - Somerset |
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I. Ben-Tahir
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no response |
no response |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Karen Dawe email |
doesn't say |
doesn't say |
I wouldn't use any statute that BANS anything including the economic purpose behind the scenes, that are the real expenditure. ...there are many innovative answers to our pesticides, what the control is for and how we can use education and resources for the answer.
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George Guirguis email |
didn't
answer |
didn't answer |
Stated: "I will research these issues in order to make an informed decision. I am committed to the health and safety of my constituents."
CHO comment: He did not answer the 2 questions but instead emailed us about his Meet 'n Greet that's held on Oct. 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 246 Lyon Street.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Diane Holmes |
Yes |
2006 |
Ottawa Sun
The cosmetic use of pesticides should be controlled. Source
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Luc Lapointe |
Yes |
doesn't say |
Yes, I support a strong bylaw to eliminate the cosmetic use of pesticides. I think this should be part of an education campaign that includes the use of pesticides in the house. |
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Ward 15 - Kitchissippi | | |
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Christine Leadman |
Yes
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2008
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Question #1. Yes I will support a pesticide ban and will look to best practices already used in one of the 120 cities with such a ban in place.
Question #2. I am not sure of the time requirements to implement such a ban. With a new Council being formed and I think a target date of 2008 is realistic. This would allow Council to implement an effective consultation and transition to meet this timeline.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
Gary Ludington
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Yes |
2007 |
It is time that we protect the health of our kids. As your Councillor, I will actively pursue a bylaw that restricts the use of lawn and garden pesticides to protect the health of our kids, to protect the health of all residents of Ottawa. Source: Ottawa Sun |
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Daniel Narwa email |
Yes |
2007 | |
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Vicky Smallman |
Yes |
2006 |
CHO Comment: From her website she states: "...overwhelming support for a ban from the medical community and more than enough reports about the links between pesticide use and various forms of cancer." (Source: click here for her blog entitled "Weedlocked") |
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Ward 16 - River/Rivière | | |
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Blake Batson
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undecided |
undecided |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Maria McRae |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: click here for more information on how she failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005
Ottawa Sun
Our job is to respect and protect the environment.
Source
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Ward 17 - Capital/Capitale |
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Ian Boyd |
Yes |
Right away |
This is easy as I am an avid organic gardener
Yes and right away is the answer to your question. I do think we will need to find middle ground and I would limit it to half acre lots and under to appease those on council whom think its still a good idea to have pesticides. |
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Sean Curran |
no response |
no response | |
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Clive Doucet |
Yes |
2006 |
I voted in favour of a pesticide ban in the past and I will in the future. It is long overdue.
CHO comment: he voted in favor of a bylaw in 2005. See Action alert.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Jay Nordenstrom |
Yes
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2007 | |
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Ward 18 - Alta Vista | | |
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Yusef Al Mezel
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Yes |
2006 | |
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Peter Hume |
no response |
no response |
CHO comment: he voted in favor of a bylaw in 2005. See Action alert. In the Oct. 21, 2006 Ottawa Citizen newspaper, in an article written by Jake Rupert, Hume is quoted as saying that he would vote again for a bylaw. |
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Ahmed Ibrahim |
Yes |
2008 |
Ottawa Sun: He also wants to ban cosmetic use of pesticides. Source |
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Ismael Lediye email |
no response |
no response |
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| Perry Marleau |
Yes |
2007 | |
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James Ryan |
No |
No |
I absolutely do not support a bylaw to ban the use of pesticide. |
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Ward 19 - Cumberland | | |
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Dan Biocchi |
Yes |
Put checkmarks in all years |
Yes I support the banning of pesticides for cosmetic use. I wish that somehow I could get the two opposing sides together to try to come up with a way to help those that would be economically dislocated...and there will be some. I think that invariably we need to pay for our misuse of the environment. And I think it will have to be by ensuring employment through an employment program of some sort for those that will loose their jobs . This will also have to be a joint government initiative. I do have one caveat however. If a clear majority of my constituents 66% and above do not want a by-law I will have to respect their wishes. I will try to convince them otherwise and if there is a referendum city wide I will be on the "ban the pesticides" side. But I will have been elected to represent all my constituents in a two thirds majority vote against the banning of pesticides I must defer to their authority. |
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Rob Jellett |
undecided / needs more info |
undecided / needs more info |
CHO Comment: click here for more information on how he failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005 |
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Henry Valois email |
no response |
no response |
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Ward 20 - Osgoode | |
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Robert Fowler email |
Yes |
2006 | |
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Doug Thompson |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: click here for more information on how he failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005 |
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Ward 21 - Rideau-Goulbourn | | |
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Glenn Brooks |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: click here for more information on how he failed to vote for a strong bylaw in 2005 |
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Iain McCallum email |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: At the all-candidates meeting at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Oct. 19th, he stated that while he didn't use them, he would have to see what evidence was presented. |
Scott Moffatt email
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No |
No |
Living in a rural ward with different concerns than Orleans or Barrhaven, I would have to say that
education is the key to this issue, not a "one size fits all" policy. Perhaps, the idea of permits or licences could be examined in the future as
a means of preventing misuse of pesticides by homeowners.
CHO Comment: At the all-candidates meeting at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Oct. 19th, he stated that people would still be able to buy pesticides from Home Depot - that someone in Manotick sprayed a 4 year supply of pesticides on their lawn in one application and that it was a matter of education. He said he would vote 'no' because of all the farms in Ottawa. |
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Jim Stewart email |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: At the all-candidates meeting at South Carleton High School in Richmond on Oct. 19th, he stated that he wouldn't support a ban concerning farms. And that he would have to examine a bylaw carefully.
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Ward 22 - Rideau River South |
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Steve Desroches |
no response |
no response |
Rogers 22 - Talk Ottawa Show - Oct 16th:
Steve Desroches - "I worked for the Department of Agriculture and I worked for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency so I've been in that portfolio with Health Canada that regulates these products. I have confidence in them as a regulator. I think if the population has a problem, if they don't have confidence in the standards, then they need take it up to the federal level. Upload that one.
I didn't agree with previous by-law that you would have an urban and rural split. But the opinion was that it was unlawful. There was a condition that there would be a different usage in rural and a different usage in urban. I can't support that. The lawyers were saying it was unlawful to have by-law in fact done and I don't know how we can support that."
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll:
Steve Desroches: I do not support a ban.
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Don Dransfield |
Yes |
2007 |
I am the only Ward 22 Candidate to support a ban on Pesticides. At our debates the other candidates all said no and that it was an issue for the Federal and Provincial Governments. I have argued that it is an issue which needs to be addressed at the municipal level. If the city had not started the ball rolling on the smoking ban, it would not have become a Provincial law. Similarly a pesticide ban will also need to start at the municipal level. Please also note that I signed a petition on this matter in 2001.
CHO comment: On the Oct 16, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, Dransfield stated that he has environmental sensitivities and reacts to pesticides and does support a pesticide bylaw. |
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Andrew Haydon |
didn't answer |
didn't answer |
CHO Comment: replied by saying he made his position known to the Canadian Cancer Society. The CCS has since informed us that Haydon didn't agree to meet on the issue. And, on the Oct 16, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, Haydon stated that he does not support a bylaw. |
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Eric Lamoureux |
no response |
no response |
CHO comment: On the Oct 16, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, Lamoureux stated that he trusts Health Canada and does not support a bylaw. |
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Robert McKenney |
no response |
no response |
CHO comment: On the Oct 16, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, McKenney stated that he trusts Health Canada and does not support a bylaw. |
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Tanya Thompson |
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CHO Comment: She replied that she needs more information. However, on the Oct 16, 2006 edition of "Talk Ottawa", the Rogers cable TV community channel, Tanya Thompson stated that she is asthmatic and has three kids that are asthmatic...and feels there is a need to control dandelions in the parks. She stated she does not support a pesticide bylaw.
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Amrik Dhami |
no response |
no response | |
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Peggy Feltmate |
note 1 |
note 2 |
1. I voted for the proposal for a by-law to restrict the cosmetic use of pesticides in the Fall of 2005 and plan to support any future attempt to restrict the cosmetic use of pesticides. However, after unsuccessful attempts to get restrictions on the cosmetic use of pesticides in 2002 and 2005, I am prepared to vote for a weaker by-law than what is described in question one if the alternative is no restrictions on the cosmetic use of pesticides. I also still feel that the best way to increase support for a by-law is being able to demonstrate that alternatives to pesticides work.
2. There is an expectation that there will be a full discussion of any proposal to restrict the cosmetic use of pesticides. This means the earliest a proposal will come forward is 2007. If the discussion is taking place in 2007, we are unlikely to be able to implement a by-law until 2008.
CBC Ottawa Votes Poll -- Yes. |
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Suraj Harish email |
Yes |
2008 | |
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Allan Hubley |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: from his website: "With all these issues facing our City, Peggy Feltmate has wasted time debating whether or not to ban scents or the use of weed and feed on your private property. This is not acceptable." |
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Richard Rutkowski |
no response |
no response |
CHO Comment: see CHO's 2003 questionnaire for further info about Rutkowski's stance on pesticides, click here. |
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