Posted on 26/02/07
Health groups want curb on spraying that's used for purely cosmetic reasons
Ontario is being lobbied by a number of well-known medical, public-health and environmental organizations to institute a provincewide ban on the aesthetic use of pesticides.If the Liberal government accepts the idea, Ontario would be the second province, after Quebec, to take this action and it would mean that more than half of the country's residents live in areas where the use of pesticides for cosmetic reasons has been made illegal, based on health concerns. Dozens of cities, including Toronto and Halifax, also have bans.
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