• Tombstones pop on Parliament Hill at Halloween rally over pesticide regulations

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-31 21:30:23.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Quebec, Environment, Agriculture, Governance]

  Protesters, alongside organizations such as Vigilance OGM, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, and farmers, held a 'die-in' rally on Parliament Hill and across seven Quebec cities to oppose recent federal pesticide regulation changes. The demonstrations target Bill C-30—which passed in June and grants the federal government authority to greenlight pesticides deemed in the interest of economic or national food security, including those previously restricted by Health Canada—and the proposed omnibus Bill C-31. Bill C-31 includes amendments to the Pest Control Products Act allowing the Minister of Health to delay or narrow the scope of re-evaluations for registered pest control products. Health Canada defended the legislative changes, stating they are designed to reduce assessment delays and focus regulatory resources on high-risk products rather than automatic 15-year re-evaluations.

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• Steven Guilbeault steps down as MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-01 13:44:37.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Governance, Environment, Energy]

  Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault officially resigned his Montreal seat for Laurier–Sainte-Marie on the House of Commons website, stepping down on a matter of principle over shifts in the Liberal Party's energy and environmental direction under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Guilbeault's departure follows the federal government's decisions to drop the consumer carbon tax and endorse the construction of new pipelines out of Alberta. Other parliamentary resignations noted include Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall, Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, and Québec solidaire candidate Alexandre Boulerice.

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