The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has condemned NAFTA for letting chemical giant Dow sue Canada over a Quebec pesticide ban.
"Citizens in every corner of the country are outraged that a U.S.-based transnational firm would attack Quebec's environmental laws," says Council of Canadians board member and trade expert, Steven Shrybman.
CAPE Executive Director, Gideon Forman, says pesticide bans such as Quebec's reduce the use of lawn chemicals significantly and protect people from serious illness. "Exposure to some of these poisons puts a person at risk for cancer and neurological disease," says Forman. "But Quebec's ban helped cut pesticide use by 50 percent - a far greater reduction than anywhere else in Canada."
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