Pesticide By-Laws: Pressure on Calgary

Following the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 114957 Canada Ltee (Spray-Tech, Societe d'arrosage) v. Hudson (Town), many Canadian municipalities enacted by-laws prohibiting the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes (i.e., residential lawns). The pressure on the City of Calgary to follow suit appears to be mounting, as reported in Sunday's Calgary Sun. The article quotes representative from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and the Canadian Cancer Society. The CAPE representative states that more than 150 Canadian municipalities have enacted such by-laws (as well as Ontario and Quebec, with four more provinces currently in the process of passing provincial legislation banning pesticide use for cosmetic purposes).