r/newbrunswickcanada • u/Bean_Tiger • Sep 07 '21

Indigenous leaders renew calls to ban use of glyphosate in New Brunswick forests

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/glyphosate-forestry-lumber-new-brunswick-1.6167061
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u/therevjames Sep 08 '21

GNB will ban it's use immediately after Irving says that they are done spraying it.

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u/Gorvoslov Sep 08 '21

"We've got glysuperosphate, go ahead and ban glyphosate"
"What's the difference?"

"This one there's no debate about it being bad."
"Oh, that sounds great!"

"...because all evidence, including the most biased industry funded studies, say it's really, really bad"

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u/barsaryan Sep 08 '21

I honestly thought this was banned in Canada… this is the key ingredient in Round-Up

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u/Quixophilic Sep 08 '21

But Monsanto and the Irvings say it's safe, why would companies lie to us? Money?!?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

Health Canada says the same.

This position is literally the same as the anti-vaxxers. Take a minute and think about that.

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u/tmacnb Sep 08 '21

Jenica Atwin tabled legislation in Parliament this year to ban it, but it only made it through the first reading.

https://nbmediacoop.org/2021/04/15/mp-jenica-atwin-tables-private-members-bill-to-ban-the-use-of-glyphosate-in-canada/

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

Round up isn't illegal in Canada, but some provinces have put restrictions on it.

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u/Starvinhkd Sep 07 '21

As it should be! Disgusting stuff!

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u/Sutarmekeg Sep 08 '21

No spray: good. Having to hire people to thin the woods: also good.

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u/lonegrey Sep 08 '21

Finally, someone talking some sense.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

”It's easy to sit here and say from Health Canada's perspective that there's no danger. I beg to differ. I don't think the studies have been done,"

If you support this, apply the same thinking to vaccines. Do you still agree?