On banning cosmetic pesticides
OK – another “Government trying to protect me from myself” issue has pissed me off. I cannot purchase 2,4-D (Killex) or glyphosate (Round-Up) products in Calgary at any store, either due to municipal or provincial regulation, or simply fear mongering pushing the retailers into stopping the sale of these useful and safe substances.
Health Canada says 2,4-D is safe. So why are the provinces and municipalities banning it? Because eco-terrorists have lied to scare everyone into thinking they are toxic. Part of my mind is tempted to give up and let the weeds take over my yard and become the seed-source for the entire neighbourhood. Of course, then the city will come and tell me that I haven’t done my social duty to keep the city pleasant… But I can’t because their rules prohibit me from doing this the easy way.
Does this remind anyone of the logic of the looters in Atlas Shrugged? Who is John Galt?
With socialist lefty Bronco as major and lib lite Eddy in the capitol we shouldn’t expect anything else. It is too bad elections are so far off. We need to get rid of these dangerous eco lefties.
I had trouble too, but it is still available until Jan 01, 2010 when it gets banned for good (as far as my understanding goes). You have to go to a garden centre like Golden Acres as the big box Rona and Home Depot have jumped the gun and taken it off the shelves across Canada.
A 1 litre concentrated bottle of Round-up is $45 and Killex is half that much, but it’s more selective and won’t kill everything.
I’m told that the United Farmers Ass. (UFA) in Airdrie and Okotoks will continue to sell it. They are outside the juris-my-diction of our waste of skin city council.
I picked up another bottle last week to keep in the garage for when I need it next summer.
They are often a little short on supply so you might want to call before you go.
Well then I’m going to have to go to UFA and stock up!!!