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Carney's 'very sneaky' push to weaken Canada's pesticide laws

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The Carney government is quietly proposing to eliminate a key pillar of pesticide health and safety evaluations as part of the 2026 budget. The change will stop the government from doing periodic evaluations of active pesticide ingredients registered in Canada.
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