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December 10, 2003
The City of Toronto passed its by-law last May, forbidding
the use of pesticides, such as herbicides used in lawn care
and insecticides to kill “pests”. The by-law does allow for the
use of some pesticides in cases of infestation, or to reduce
health risks, such as West Nile Virus. Shortly afterward, a
legal challenge was launched by CropLife Canada (a pesticide
industry association). CropLife Canada tried to argue that,
because Ontario’s law has the words “not provided for by
other Acts” and the province has a Pesticide Law, the
Toronto by-law is invalid.
The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
intervened in the Toronto case on behalf of the Toronto
Environmental Alliance. On the recommendation of Julia
Langer, WWF-Canada joined the case as an intervenor,
represented by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund.
Justice W.P. Somers ruled that the Toronto by-law is legalunder the Ontario Municipal Act, and does not conflict with
provincial or federal pesticide legislation, clearing the way for
other Ontario municipalities to pass their own by-laws. By
restricting the use of pesticides, municipalities can protect
the health of both the environment and the people in it from
the potentially harmful effects of these chemicals, such as
hormonal changes, increased risk of some cancers, and
changes to the immune system.
This is the second time that WWF-Canada has successfully
intervened in an important court reference regarding
municipal by-laws targeting pesticide bans. In 2001, WWF-
Canada, along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
and the Town of Hudson, Quebec, was an intervenor in a
Supreme Court of Canada case that upheld the right of
Quebec municipalities to pass pesticide restriction by-laws.
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