Ban Glyphosate Nova Scotia, Canada

Please note:
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in RoundUp & Agent Orange.
Stop the Spray Canada
Excellent, cross-country resource
Glyphosate pesticides persist for years in wild plants and cause flower infertility
"To continue to find these effects one to two years after herbicide applications, in new parts of growing plants, is noteworthy."
- Dr. Lisa J. Wood, assistant professor
Ecosystem Science & Management Dept., University of Northern British Columbia
June 16, 2021
Glyphosate can last 10 or more years in the roots of plants.
Glyphosate translocates into root systems of perennial herbaceous plants such as raspberries and blueberries and flushes into the fruits the following spring. Residual glyphosate in fruits in the year following treatment with glyphosate based herbicides (GBH) could have chronic implications for wildlife such as birds, bears, and other mammals consuming large quantities of berries in forest cutblocks.
Begins Carrying Organic Alternatives Instead
August 1, 2021
Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 493
Proven: Glyphosate herbicides change gene function & cause DNA damage
April 27, 2021
Glyphosate Exposure During Pregnancy Causes Hormonal Changes
in Baby Girls
April 8, 2021
Study Links Pesticide Exposure to Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors
One important implication of the study is that the mothers did not have to be directly working in agriculture [or forestry] in order for their children to face dangerous exposure.
April 7, 2021
Bayer Admit Defeat in Groundbreaking Roundup Cancer Case
Bayer-Monsanto have announced that they will not be asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $20.6 million verdict awarded to former school groundskeeper, Dewayne Lee Johnson, who proved that their glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup causes cancer.
In a recent interview before Bayer admitted defeat, Mr. Johnson said he knew the legal battle with Monsanto could continue for many more years but he was committed to trying to hold the company accountable.
He has managed to keep his illness in check so far with regular chemotherapy and radiation treatments, but is not certain how long that will continue.

"I don't think any amount would be enough to punish that company."
March 26, 2021
Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill's sponsor, said aerial application of glyphosate and other herbicides has caused irreversible environmental damage.
March 2, 2021
Glyphosate Fact Sheet: Cancer and Other Health Concerns
Groups Argue EPA Failed on Glyphosate

Environmental, Ag Worker Groups:
EPA Ignored Own Findings on Glyphosate Effects
December 22, 2020 - see the next link for the full brief
Case Nos. 20-70787, 20-70801
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RURAL COALITION, ORGANIZACIÓN EN CALIFORNIA DE
LÍDERES CAMPESINAS, FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF
FLORIDA, BEYOND PESTICIDES, AND CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY,
Petitioners
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [and others] 93 pages
DNA Damage Found in Keystone Species Exposed to Roundup

December 15, 2020
New research highlights impacts of weedkiller [Roundup] on wildlife

Prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of the weedkiller Roundup causes significant harm to keystone species according to new research at the University of Birmingham.
December 16, 2020
"Buy it or else:"

Inside Monsanto and BASF's moves to force dicamba on farmers. Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.
December 4, 2020
Glyphosate & the Gut

Over half the species of bacteria commonly found in our guts can be damaged or killed if exposed to glyphosate in high enough quantities. From cancer, to how our bodies absorb nutrients, how our brains deploy serotonin to fight depression and mental illness, glyphosate is shown to be very harmful to our health.
November 25, 2020
How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves
as a Solution to Climate Change

Greenwashing at its worst
After decades of denial and delay by big agribusiness, the pesticides industry appears to have become a climate champion.
Investigation: November 17, 2020
Safe Food Matters

Safe food matters to you and me, but does it matter to Health Canada?
Informing Canadians since 2016.
October 21, 2020
Bayer late lymphoma study meets primary endpoint

Monsanto manufactures glyphosate
Monsanto was bought out by Bayer
Glyphosate causes non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Bayer announces it can significantly prolong non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma patients' progression-free survival
October 14, 2020
Letter to NS Minister of Environment from Margaree Environmental Assoc.

In part:
"The Margaree Environmental Association (MEA) is strongly opposed to the NS Dept. of Environment's issuing of permits to spray glyphosate herbicide on 1498 hectares of forest land on mainland Nova Scotia. Furthermore, MEA supports the efforts of individuals and groups protesting the herbicide spray program, as spraying has been shown to be dangerous to human health, destructive to the environment, expensive, and totally unnecessary."
September, 2020
Where have glyphosate-based herbicides been banned?
Updated July, 2020
Canada's Largest Agribusiness Bans Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Spraying from Oat Supply Chains
July, 2020
Bayer To Pay More Than $10B To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits Over Weedkiller Roundup (US)
June, 2020
Missouri Farmer Wins $265 Million Verdict Against Monsanto
February, 2020
The jury found that Monsanto and BASF conspired in actions that created what Bader's attorney called an "ecological disaster" designed to increase profits at the expense of farmers.
Removal of glyphosate from global usage
A Statement by the FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) Committee
on Reproductive and Developmental Environmental Health
July, 2019
Glyphosate in Food: List of Products and Brands Filled with Dangerous Weed-Killer
July, 2019
Is it time to reassess current safety standards for glyphosate-based herbicides?
Conclusions:
"In this commentary, we have identified factors that heighten concerns over the adequacy of safety assessments, and by extension, permitted levels of exposure to glyphosate and GBHs. These factors include increased use of GBHs on crops and for non-crop weed control, leading to measurable concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA in foodstuffs and likely increases in human exposures. The lack of biomonitoring data and epidemiological studies remain important data gaps. A small number of controlled laboratory studies using contemporary scientific approaches have identified adverse effects of glyphosate and GBHs at much lower doses than those used to make risk assessment decisions. Although there is controversy and debate regarding the carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting potential of these compounds, conclusions such as those drawn by IARC call into question the safety of GBHs beyond "reasonable certainty of no harm," Considering what is now known about glyphosate from studies published over the last three decades, as well as the knowledge gaps that continue to raise concerns, we conclude that current safety standards for GBHs are outdated and may fail to protect public health and the environment."
June, 2017
Consumer Safety - Roundup lawsuits & information
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Evidence; Verdicts; Settlements
Roundup Class Action Lawsuit Canada
If you were exposed to Roundup between 1976 and April 4, 2019, you may be eligible to join the class action lawsuit and you may be eligible for financial compensation.
More information on Glyphosate including Health Canada's policy via several emails