• 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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• Former MP Mike Morrice only candidate for Green Party of Canada leadership after Nira Dookeran withdraws

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-09 12:44:17.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Governance, Environment, Climate]

  Former Member of Parliament Mike Morrice of Kitchener, Ontario, has become the sole candidate for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada after Ottawa-based candidate Nira Dookeran withdrew from the race on September 9, 2026, citing personal and family reasons. The Green Party's leadership contest, launched on June 11, 2026, to find a replacement for outgoing leader Elizabeth May, had previously scheduled voting between November 2 and November 13, 2026, with results expected on November 14, 2026. Morrice, who previously served as the MP for Kitchener Centre and was named deputy leader of the federal Greens in November 2025, continues his campaign following Dookeran's withdrawal while awaiting further instructions from the party regarding leadership contest logistics.

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