Federal Court blocks attempt to stop lawsuit over potentially harmful bee pesticide
July 18, 2017
By Bob Weber - The Canadian Press,
Toronto Star,
July 14 2017
The Federal Court has denied applications from the federal government and four chemical companies to block the lawsuit.
OTTAWA—A lawsuit that says a federal agency has consistently approved pesticides without enough information on their potential harmful effects has survived an attempt to get it thrown out of court.
The Federal Court has denied applications from the federal government and four chemical companies to block the lawsuit involving so-called neonic pesticides filed by a group of environmental organizations.
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The David Suzuki Foundation, Friends of the Earth Canada, Ontario Nature and the Wilderness Committee allege in court documents that for more than a decade, Canada’s federal pesticide regulator has allowed neonicotinoids to be registered for use despite being uncertain about their risks.
[Note: the OBA is a member of Ontario Nature]
