Hudson, Quebec Pesticide By-Law

Collection of materials related to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Municipal Powers to Set By-Laws

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After a ten year path through the courts, the Hudson, Quebec pesticide by-law withstood successive legal challenges from lawn-spraying companies. After losing at two levels of the Quebec courts, on appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, the highest court unanimously affirmed the legal power of Hudson, and most Canadian municipalities, to pass pesticide by-laws. CELA intervened in the Hudson appeal on its own behalf and representing nine citizen and environmental organizations and one individual. In complementary interventions, CELA worked alongside the Sierra Legal Defence Fund who represented three organizations in the appeal, including the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Below are detailed and summary publications, legal submissions, and related media releases and Intervenor articles about this precedent-setting case.

Media Releases

Mar 24 2009

Civil society groups defend Quebec pesticide ban in Parliament

Mar 04 2009

CELEBRATION! Decisive Precautionary Action in Ontario with Proclamation of Law Banning Use and Sale of Cosmetic Pesticides

Feb 13 2009

Canadians to Harper: Renegotiate NAFTA with Obama

Aug 30 2007

CELA in cheering section for Province-wide ban on non-essential pesticides

Nov 18 2005

Canada's top court rejects final pesticide industry challenge

May 13 2005

Ontaro Court of Appeal Releases Pesticides Decision

Dec 12 2003

Superior Court Dismisses Industry Challenge of Toronto Pesticide By-law

May 20 2003

Pesticide Bylaw Partnership Makes Final Push

Apr 01 2003

Medical Officer of Health Details Bylaw to Ban Pesticides

Nov 08 2002

Health Professionals, Labour and Environment Groups Call for a Toronto Pesticide Bylaw

Jun 28 2001

Victory for Pesticide Reduction and Local Democracy

Dec 06 2000

Anti-Pesticide By-Law Challenged at Supreme Court

Dec 06 2000

Contestation d'un arrêté municipal anti-pesticides devant la Cour suprême (Anti-pesticide By-law Challenged at Supreme Court - version française)

Sep 26 2000

Environmental and Citizens' Groups File Pesticide Arguments with Supreme Court

Feb 28 2000

CELA’S Clients Intervening in Supreme Court of Canada Municipal Pesticides By-Law Case

Jan 14 2000

Environmental Groups Seek Leave to Intervene in Supreme Court of Canada Case on Pesticide By-Laws

Legal Submissions and Publications

Intervenor Articles

Ban on Cosmetic Pesticides is Overdue

Intervenor: vol. 27, no. 3 - 4, July - December 2002

Urban versus Agricultural: Pinning Down the Numbers on Pesticide Use

Intervenor: vol. 27, no. 1 - 2, January - June 2002

Pesticide Applicators Failed 70% of Inspections in 2001

Intervenor: vol. 27, no. 1 - 2, January - June 2002

Bill 111 - Ontario's New Municipal Act and Pesticide By-law Powers

Intervenor: vol. 26, no. 4 September - December 2001

Cela In The Courts - Victory for Pesticide Reduction and Local Democracy

Intervenor: vol. 26, no. 2 - 3, April - August 2001

CELA Intervenes In Supreme Court Pesticides Case

Intervenor: Vol 25. No 1 January - March 2000

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