Calgary council makes good decision…
for the wrong reasons…
Calgary city council decided last night to kill the proposed pesticide bylaw because it doesn’t include a ban on cosmetic pesticides. As I’ve written previously on two occasions (here and here), we don’t need a ban on cosmetic pesticides because they aren’t considered dangerous by any rational group. By Brian Pincott and the other socialists on the city council don’t care about science. If they cared about public and environmental safety, there are numerous things I can think of that they could focus their efforts on before turning Calgary into a thistle and dandelion farm.
Tobacco is legal. Health Canada says it is dangerous.
Pesticides like 2,4-D are not dangerous, according to Health Canada. Which one should city council ban?