Parliament passed Bill C-30, a law that gives cabinet the power to temporarily authorize pesticides that are currently banned under Canadian rules. Cabinet can approve those exemptions for economic, national security, or food security reasons, bypassing normal reviews by Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. The legislation also restricts expert input into exemption decisions, limiting scientists and public health experts from participating in the process. Environmental and health groups, the National Farmers Union, and Green Party leader Elizabeth May said the change is a major rollback of pesticide protections that could contaminate food supplies and harm pollinators and human health.
