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New Brunswick ( French : NouveauBrunswick /nuvobnzwik/ ) is one ofCanada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual

province (French and English) in the federation. The provincial capital is Fre-dericton. Statistics Canada estimates the provincial population in 2009 to be748,319; a majority are Englishspeaking, but there is also a large Franco-phone minority ( 32% ), chiefly of Acadian origin.

The province's name comes from the English and French translation for thecity of Braunschweig in north Germany, the ancestral home of the HanoverianKing George III of the United Kingdom. (SOURCE :WIKIPEDIA.)


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If we could deceive everyone in Ontario, the deception will also work in New Brunswick.

Brought together groups, outlined what we

wanted.

We brought together nurses, doc-tors, the Canadian Cancer Society,environmental lawyers, the David Su-zuki Foundation and citizens groups.

We wrote a onepage statement : what we

wanted in particular a ban on pesticide sales.

We held a press conference to release the state-ment.


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Commissioned opinion polling.

We twice commissioned professional polling togauge popular support for the ban.

Both times it was endorsed by over 70% of On-tarians.

We released the polling results to the press andMinistry of the Environment.


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Poll shows 79 per cent support

ban on cosmetic pesticides.

February 18th, 2009

Jesse Robichaud

Times & Transcript Staff

FREDERICTON The evidence that New Brunswickers support a province

wide ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides is beginning to pile up.

An IpsosReid poll conducted in December and released yesterday found

79 per cent of respondents support a provincial ban on nonessential use of

pesticides, while 75 per cent support a ban on the sale of pesticides.

The poll questioned 438 adults and was commissioned by the CanadianCancer Society, the New Brunswick Lung Association, and the Cana-

dian Association of Physicians for the Environment .

The results were released as the Department of Environment considers how it

will address the issue of cosmetic pesticides in the province.


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Environment MinisterRolandHach said a decision has not yet been made,

but he will announce a change to the status quo in the spring sitting of the leg-

islature.

The Liberal government is considering four options, including an emphasis on

education and voluntary reduction, targeted regulatory changes, a role for mu-

nicipal governments, and a new province wide prohibition that would exclude

agriculture, forestry, and golf courses.

The poll also found that 80 per cent of New Brunswickers believe cosmetic

pesticides have the potential to pose a health risk to humans and the environ-

ment, while 85 per cent believe these chemicals could pose a risk to family

pets.

Gideon Forman, executive director of the Canadian As-

sociation of Physicians for the Environment, said the

results intensify the pressure on the government to pass a

provincial ban quickly.

" When the government passes this piece of legisla-

tion, we believe there is going to be little resis-

tance,"said Forman.

He said it is clear that New Brunswickers feel threatened by pesticides.

" The vast majority of New Brunswickers see these pesticides threat-

ening some of the most important things in their lives: their pets,

the environment and other people, all of which helps explain their

support for a pesticide ban,"said Forman.

" They want protection from these chemicals in the form of a ban on

their use and sale."


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Forman pointed to the fact that 72 per cent of people questioned said they

would stop using pesticides if they were shown nontoxic ways of manicuring

their lawn.

" That tells us something very important; that pesticide users are

not wedded to these chemicals,"he said.

The poll comes after the Department of Environment conducted a public con-

sultation last fall that showed overwhelming support for a provincial ban onpesticides.

About1,500 New Brunswickers expressed their thoughts and concerns about

four proposed courses of action to address pesticides.

The province wide ban was preferred by as many respondents as for all other

options combined.

Ellen Snider of the Canadian Cancer Society 's New

Brunswick branch, said the poll shows how New Bruns-

wick families see pesticides as a threat.

" Children may be especially vulnerable to the harm-

ful effects of these chemicals as their immune sys-

tems are still developing,"said Snider.

" The normal behaviour of children, including playing on floors and

lawns and tending to put objects in their mouths, put them in even

greater risk."


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She said the Liberal government must use the precautionary principle to en-

sure New Brunswickers aren't harmed because science doesn't yet fully ac-

count for all the potential effects of pesticides.

Liz Smith of the N.B. Lung Association said the lawn

care industry has already been moving toward more sus-

tainable practices, but she said a sharper adjustment is

necessary.

She said the industry in New Brunswick has already been

able to establish an efficient certification system, and she

said the next step is removing pesticides.

" I urge them to do so quickly, and for the lawncare companies to

get educated and certified in how to garden without pesticides so we

know who to hire. This will be good for their business."

The Province ofQuebec passed a ban on cosmetic pesticide use in 2006. It

was followed by a ban in Ontario which includes sales of pesticides used for

lawn care and landscape purposes.

MonctonEast Liberal MLAChris Collins has been pushing for apesticide ban since his time on Moncton City Council.

" This is exactly what I have been hearing for years. In

fact, if you went into certain areas, I think that number

would be higher than other areas that are just getting

into this issue,"said Collins.

Collins, who has been lobbying for a provincial ban, said a prohibition could

actually create new opportunities in the lawncare industry.

" If I was in the lawncare business I would have seen this coming for

quite a while,"said Collins.

" In Nova Scotia there has actually been an increase in lawn carecompanies."


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The Right Messaging.

We focused on protecting children.

Our ads featured a beautiful child with captions:

Only a ban willprotect them or

Theyre not safe .


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hildren may be especially vulnerable tothe harmful effects of these chemi-cals, as their immune systems are still

developing. >>

Quote from

Ellen Snider

February 18th, 2009


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Support grows for banningcosmetic pesticides

February 18th, 2009

Jesse Robichaud

Canadaeast News Service

The evidence that New Brunswickers support a province wide ban on the use ofcosmetic pesticides is beginning to pile up.

An Ipsos Reidpoll conducted in Decemberand released Tuesday found 79per cent of respondents support a province wide ban on nonessential use ofpesticides, while 75 per cent support a ban on the sale of pesticides.

The poll questioned 438 adults and was commissioned by the CanadianCancer Society, the New BrunswickLung Association and the Canadian

Association of Physicians for the Environment .

The results were released as the Department of Environment considers how it

will address the issue of cosmetic pesticides.

Environment MinisterRoland Hach said a decision has not yet been made,but he will announce a change to the status quo in the spring sitting of the leg-islature.


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The Liberal government is considering four options :

an emphasis on education and voluntary reduction; targeted regulatory changes; a role for municipal governments; and a province wide prohibition that would excludeagriculture, for-

estry and golf courses.

The poll also found that 80 per cent of New Brunswickers believe cosmeticpesticides can pose a health risk to humans and the environment, while 85 percent believe these chemicals could pose a risk to family pets.

Gideon Forman, executive director of the CanadianAssociation of Physicians for the Environment ,said the results intensify the pressure on the governmentto pass a provincial ban quickly.

" When the government passes this piece of legis-

lation, we believe there is going to be little resis-tance,"said Forman.

He said it's clear that New Brunswickers feel threatenedby pesticides.

" The vast majority of New Brunswickers see these pesticides threatening some of the most important things in theirlives: their pets, the environment and other people. All of which

helps explain their support for a pesticide ban,"said Forman.

Forman highlighted the fact that72 per cent of people questioned said theywould stop using pesticides if they were shown nontoxic ways of maintainingtheir lawns.

" That tells us something very important, that pesticide users arenot wedded to these chemicals,"he said.


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The poll comes after the Department of Environment conducted a public con-sultation last fall that showed overwhelming support for a provincial ban on

pesticides.

About1,500 New Brunswickers expressed their thoughts and concerns aboutfour proposed courses of action to address pesticides.

The province wide ban was preferred by as many respondents as for all otheroptions combined.

Ellen Sniderof the Canadian Cancer Society's NewBrunswick branch said the poll shows how New Bruns-wick families see pesticides as a threat.

" Children may be especially vulnerable to theharmful effects of these chemicals, as their im-

mune systems are still developing,"said Snider.

" The normal behaviour of children, including

playing on floors and lawns and tending to put objects in their mouths, put them in even greaterrisk."

She said the Liberal government must use the precau-tionary principle to ensure New Brunswickers aren'tharmed because science doesn't yet fully account for allthe potential effects of pesticides.

Liz Smith of the New Brunswick Lung Associationsaid the lawncare industry has been moving towardmore sustainable practices, but legislation is needed.

" New Brunswickers who prefer to hire someone else to look aftertheir garden will need to know they can trust the person they hire toknow how to promote healthy plants,"she said.


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Smith said the industry in New Brunswick has been able to establish an effi-cient certification system and the next step is removing pesticides.

" I urge them to do so quickly, and for the lawncare companies toget educated and certified in how to garden without pesticides so we

know who to hire. This will be good for their business,"Smith said.

Quebec passed a ban on cosmetic pesticide use in 2006. It was followed by aban in Ontario, which includes sales of pesticides used for lawn care and land-scape purposes.

MonctonEast Liberal MLA Chris Collins has beenpushing for a pesticide ban since his time on Monctoncity council.

He said he's pleased with, but not surprised by, thepoll 's findings.

" This is exactly what I have been hearing for years. In fact, if youwent into certain areas I think that number would be higher thanother areas that are just getting int o this issue,"he said.

Collins, who has been lobbying for a provincial ban, said a prohibition couldcreate opportunities.

" If I was in the lawncare business, I would have seen this coming for

quite a while,"said Collins.

" In Nova Scotia there has actually been an increase in lawncarecompanies and the people working for them because of alternativemethods of lawn care, going to different methods of lawncare archi-tecture."


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PESTICIDES POLL: Health organizations held a news conference Tuesday to release results of a pesti-cides poll. Above, from left, are: Gideon Forman, executive director of the Canadian Association of

Physicians for the Environment; Ellen Snider, senior manager of public issues with the Canadian Can-

cer Societys New Brunswick branch; and Liz Smith, environmental programs coordinator with the

New BrunswickLung Association.


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