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Elizabeth May: “In the 51 years I've worked on pesticides in this country, this is the single most regressive proposal I've ever seen,"…”

On the recordJune 19, 2026
In the 51 years I've worked on pesticides in this country, this is the single most regressive proposal I've ever seen," Green Party leader Elizabeth May said.
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Elizabeth May
Green Party of Canada
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cbc.ca

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Criticizing the new pesticide legislation.

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