Sierra Club’s #SaveTheBees campaign took step forward with the introduction of new regulations by the Ontario government. “These regulations will restrict the use of dangerous, bee-killing pesticides on corn and soybean crops,” said John Bennett, national program director of the Sierra Club Canada Foundation (SCCF). “The new rules will cover millions of acres. It’s good … Read more
Sierra Club Canada Foundation (SCCF) welcomes the Government of Ontario’s Great Lakes Protection Act (GLPA), reintroduced at Queen’s Park. The real challenge will follow. Ontario’s reality as the jurisdiction with the largest Great Lakes geographical presence has provided the province with a special responsibility for Great Lakes stewardship. Now the bar is set for the … Read more
Sierra Club Canada said the new climate proposal from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) is a mixed blessing. “Climate change is the greatest threat to our national security. It requires a national effort to deal with it,” said John Bennett, national program director of Sierra Club Canada. “This timid plan to talk about it with the … Read more
The Sierra Club of Canada expressed dismay that the government members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health are forcing a very quick review of the Pest Control Products Act. “This a clear attempt to protect the interests of international pesticide manufacturers while avoiding public scrutiny,” said John Bennett, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, who … Read more
The Sierra Club Canada issued a statement calling on Canada to stop approving systemic pesticides that are toxic to bees and threaten to interfere with ecosystem functioning. More information is available online.
Save Our Seas and Shores Coalition is calling on the Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) to stop issuing license extensions (free or otherwise) to Corridor Resources for EL-1105 at Old Harry in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Following up on the announcement made by the Innu, Maliseet and Mi’gmaq Alliance in Halifax … Read more
The Sierra Club said that the Environment Commissioner’s audit documents Canada’s lack of action on climate change, preventing pollution from the Tar Sands and lack of preparation for increasing shipping in the Arctic. “Canada is treading water on climate change, Tar Sands pollution and arctic shipping,” said Sierra Club’s John Bennett. “We need legislation, regulation and enforcement,” … Read more
The Sierra Club Canada issued a statement stating that Canada and the United States need to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. More information is available online.
The Sierra Club Canada responsed to the federal announcement on vehicle emissions regulations. “Copycat regs that don’t kick in for a decade is just more baffle gab from a do-nothing government,” said John Bennett, national program director, Sierra Club Canada Foundation. “Now, if Canada actually had regulations like what’s coming in in the United States that would be … Read more
Despite the Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s decision to re-evaluate neonicotinoid pesticides, it is still registering new products containing the bee-killing pesticides, Sierra Club Canada said. “The Canadian government is attempting to deceive Canadians into believing it’s taking action on bee-killing pesticides when it is cleary not,” said John Bennett, national program director of the Sierra Club … Read more
