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1939
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Canada’s
Pest Control Products Act (1939) receives Royal Assent.
Legislation on
pesticides began in the 1920s (Agricultural Economic Poisons Act, S.C.
1927) which was superseded by the Pest Control Products Act (1939).
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1969
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June 27th
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Canada’s
Pest Control Products Act (1969) receives Royal Assent (Bill C-157)
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1972
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November 25th
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Canada’s
Pest Control Products Act (1969) comes into force
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1995
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April
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Canada’s
Pest Management Regulatory Agency was created as an
“administrative” branch under Health Canada.
Legislative authority was transferred from the Minister of Agriculture
to the Minister of Health.
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2000
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March 19th
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At the annual
convention of the Liberal Party of Canada on March 16-19, 2000, in
Ottawa, party delegates adopted priority resolution #113 concerning the
cosmetic use of pesticides which states:
"Be it resolved
that the Liberal Party of Canada urge the federal government to
introduce an immediate moratorium on the cosmetic use of chemical
pesticides until such time as their use has been scientifically proven
safe and the long-term consequences of their application are
known.”
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2000
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May 16th
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A House of
Commons Committee report titled 'Making The Right Choice for The
Protection of Health and the Environment' called for a "five-year
phase out of pesticides used for cosmetic purposes" on lawns
and gardens across Canada.
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2001
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June 28th
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114957 Canada
Ltée (Spraytech, Société
d’arrosage) v. Hudson (Town) The Supreme Court of Canada upholds
Hudson's 1991 pesticide bylaw.
"It
is reasonable to conclude that the town bylaw's purpose is to minimize
the use of allegedly harmful pesticides in order to promote the health
of inhabitants,"
Justice Claire L'Heureux
"Permitting
the town to regulate pesticide use is consistent with international
law's 'precautionary principle,' which states it is better to be overly
cautious than to create a potential risk to the environment."
The judges note
that Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Ontario, Northwest Territories and Yukon all have similar provisions
enabling their municipalities to make such bylaws.
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2002
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March 21st
|
House of
Commons First Reading: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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April 15th
|
House of
Commons Second Reading: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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June 3rd
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House of
Commons Committee Report: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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June 10th
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House of
Commons Report Stage: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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June 13th
|
House of
Commons Third Reading: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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June 13th
|
Senate First
Reading: Bill C-53, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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October 9th
|
House of
Commons First Reading: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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October 9th
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House of
Commons Second Reading: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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October 9th
|
House of
Commons Committee Report: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
|
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2002
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October 9th
|
House of
Commons Report Stage: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
|
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2002
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October 9th
|
House of
Commons Third Reading: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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October 10th
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Senate First
Reading: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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October 23rd
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Senate Second
Reading: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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December 10th
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Senate
Committee Report: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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Senate Report
Stage: Bill C-8, An
Act to protect human health and safety and the environment by
regulating products used for the control of pests
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2002
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December 12th
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The Pest
Control Products Act (2002) receives Royal Assent
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2003
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April 3rd
|
Quebec’s
cosmetic pesticides ban takes effect.
Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code sets strict standards to
control the use and sale of pesticides, including 2,4-D. This new
regulation aims at limiting the harmful effects of pesticides on human
health – especially on the health of children – and
on the environment. The environmental management approach that it
advocates limits the non-essential use of pesticides to the bare
essentials in matters of lawn maintenance. Childcare centres,
elementary and secondary schools have to be as free as possible from
pesticides.
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2005
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May 16th
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Deadline passed
with no federal action on the House of Commons Committee recommendation
to phase out of pesticides used for cosmetic purposes on lawns and
gardens across Canada.
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2005
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November 17th
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Croplife
Canada v. City of Toronto (Ont.) (31036) The
Supreme Court of Canada rejects CropLife Canada’s challenge
of the City of Toronto's pesticide by-law.
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2006
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May 16th
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An NDP
opposition motion concerning restrictions on non-essential pesticide
use designed to protect the health of all Canadians from the unwanted
exposure to synthetic lawn toxins fails to receive the sufficient
support of the current federal government. Michael Ignatieff, former
Prime Minister Paul Martin, former Minister of Health, The Honourable
Ujjal Dosanjh and the former Minister of State, (Public Health), The
Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett all vote in support of the NDP motion.
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2006
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May 17th
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Ms. Denise
Savoie, MP for Victoria, introduced Bill C-302, an act to amend the
Pest Control Products Act (prohibition of use of chemical pesticides
for non-essential purposes). This is the sixth time that such a Bill
has been introduced in the House of Commons since 1999.
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2006
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June 22nd
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Mr. Bill
Siksay, MP for Burnaby—Douglas,
presented a petition concerning cosmetic pesticide use on behalf of his
constituents. Since 2001, twenty-five (25) similar petitions have been
presented and read by MPs in the House of Commons on the use of
chemical pesticides in our communities across Canada. They have called
upon Parliament to enact an immediate moratorium on the cosmetic use of
pesticides until they can be scientifically proven safe for use.
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2006
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June 28th
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Canada’s
Pest Control Products Act (2002) comes into force.
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2006
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September 27th
|
Liberal
leadership candidate, Michael Ignatieff, states in a speech that:
"We will also
prohibit the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes, as recommended by
the Canadian Cancer Society."
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2008
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April 28th
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Mr. Pat Martin,
MP for Winnipeg Centre, stated:
“We
also believe and are calling for the nationwide ban on the cosmetic,
non-essential, non-agricultural use of pesticides. The provinces of
Ontario and Quebec have now done it but that is only in the absence of
leadership and direction from the federal government that should have
done it without having to wait for other jurisdictions to do its
regulatory job for it.”
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2009
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April 22nd
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Ontario’s
cosmetic pesticides ban takes effect. The ban
protects Ontario families and children from the unnecessary risks of
cosmetic pesticides by only allowing the use of certain lower-risk
pesticides for controlling weeds and pests in lawns and gardens. The
ban prohibits the sale and use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes on
lawns, gardens, parks and school yards, and includes many herbicides,
fungicides and insecticides. Over 250 products will be banned for sale
and more than 80 pesticide ingredients, including 2,4-D, will be banned for
cosmetic uses.
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2013
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June 30th
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Pest Control
Products Act (2002). The government must refer to a parliamentary
committee on June 30, 2013 at the latest. The referral date does not
constitute the date on which the review is undertaken.
According to subsection 81(2) of the PCPA,
the committee to which the Act is referred is to undertake a
comprehensive review "as soon as practicable" and report to Parliament
within a year or such further period as the Commons, the Senate of both
Houses of Parliament may authorize.
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