Too little but not too late to fix Canada’s broken pesticide regulation!
Ottawa – Friends of the Earth Canada welcomes the end of conditional registrations of pesticides announced by the Minister of Health but says that discontinuing the practice won’t fix an...
View ArticleSend Your Letter to Minister of Health Philpott
Canada needs a systematic approach to assessing pesticides that is open, transparent and independent of industry. This announcement to halt the issuing of condition registration of pesticides should...
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One Step On The Way To An Overhaul
Our campaign to save the bees, The Bee Cause, is picking up momentum. All the effort you and I have put in is starting to pay off. I want to thank you warmly for your continuing support of this work....
View ArticlePMRA Must Go!
The Commissioner on Environment and Sustainable Development audit results confirm that Canada must replace the PMRA Friends of the Earth Canada says no trust left for PMRA (January 26, 2016 – Ottawa)...
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Show your love for bees this Valentine’s Day
Valentine e-card to Minister McKenna We’re asking you to show your love for bees this Valentine’s Day by sending Canada’s Beekeeper-in-Chief (a.k.a. Minister Catherine McKenna) this Valentine’s Day...
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Wild bees need love
A lot has changed since we wrote the previous federal Environment Minister about her duty to act to protect four at-risk wild bees. Friends of the Earth and four other environmental groups,...
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Letter to Prime Minster Trudeau urging immediate protection for Gustavo...
(Ottawa, ON, March 7, 2016) Dear Prime Minister, We write with some urgency to ask your assistance in securing the safety of our friend and colleague Gustavo Castro, coordinator of Otros Mundos...
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Urge the Prime Minister to help protect Gustavo Castro
Berta Caceres in the Rio Blanco region of western Honduras where she, COPINH (the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras) and the people of Rio Blanco have maintained a two year...
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Un message céleste pour Bayer Inc. : Bayer Neonics Non!
(Montréal, QC, le 28 avril 2016) Vers 9 heures ce matin, Les Ami(e)s de la Terre Canada ont inscrit un message dans le ciel pour alerter les actionnaires de la firme Bayer AG. Cette multinationale est...
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Province-wide bee protection campaign launched – Friends of the Earth calls...
May 5, 2016 (Toronto, Ontario) In response to global concerns about declines in pollinator biodiversity, Friends of the Earth, with the support of Ontario Power Generation, is launching its “Let It...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups head to court over pollinator-killing pesticides
Neonicotinoid pesticides have been linked to mass bee die-offs and declining pollinator populations. TORONTO, July 6, 2016 — Environmental groups are headed to court in a bid to protect pollinators...
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Going to Court
Enough is enough. With your help we’re heading to court to get bee killing pesticides off the market. We have asked nicely, presented scientific evidence, signed petitions even elected a new...
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Who Is Responsible For Wild Bees in Canada?
August 16, 2016 (Ottawa) Friends of the Earth Canada says Canada urgently needs a study of the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides used on canola crops in light of a new study out of Britain. The study...
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Share Your Love For Wild Bees
We are thrilled that Matt & Nat have selected Friends of the Earth Canada’s Let It Bee campaign to be featured in their 2016 Hope Charity Bag campaign. Upon purchasing one of these beautiful,...
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On Eve of Enforcement Trial, Canada’s Civil Society Calls for Chevron’s...
Canadian environmental justice, labor, human rights, and First Nations groups blast Chevron and call for justice for Ecuadorians September 7, 2016 (Toronto, ON ) Some of Canada’s largest...
View ArticleClose the International Accountability Gap in the Extractive Sector
Friends of the Earth Canada is proud to join with our colleagues as organizations committed to upholding human rights, environmental protection, and fostering equitable and sustainable economic...
View ArticleCoalition of environmental and human rights organizations calls on the Pope...
In a letter presented to Pope Francis this week, the organizations ask the Pope to be a patron for all environmental defenders who risk their lives by intimately caring about, and fighting for the...
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The Global Leadership in Business and Human Rights Act: An act to create an...
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability released today (November 2, 2016) detailed model legislation, The Global Leadership in Business and Human Rights Act: An act to create an independent...
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This story will make you angry 🐝⏰
Join us in demanding Health Minister Philpott take immediate steps to fix pesticide regulation in Canada! This is a story of an arrogant government agency more dedicated to helping pesticide...
View ArticleWins for the bees and all of us! 🐝🌍
Thank you for all you do for Mother Earth and the bees. We hear from you about your personal efforts to save the bees in your garden, changes to your diet to be meat and dairy free, campaigns against...
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