Safe Food Matters President Mary Lou McDonald joined veteran broadcaster Keith Wiley recently on The Ecocentric Radio Show to discuss the federal government’s new powers to sidestep regulations, including those affecting pesticides and environmental protections.
The conversation examines recent legislative changes that could allow federal cabinet to override certain regulatory requirements, raising important questions about transparency, democratic oversight and the future of Canada’s regulatory system.
Drawing on Safe Food Matters’ ongoing work to hold Health Canada accountable for pesticide decisions, McDonald also discusses the organization’s ongoing glyphosate litigation, which challenges Health Canada’s regulation of glyphosate and raises broader concerns about Canada’s pesticide approval process and regulatory oversight. The conversation explores why these issues matter for Canadians and what the new legislation could mean for environmental and public health protections.
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Hosted by Keith Wiley on The Ecocentric Radio Show, Canada’s longest-running
environmental news radio broadcast, with a West Kootenay and Nelson perspective.
