http://www.ward4guelph.ca/2007/04/12/coffee-cigarettes-pesticides-and-grass/ Community Information Portal Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ward4guelph.ca/2007/04/12/coffee-cigarettes-pesticides-and-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-33798 Matt Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:07:06 +0000 http://www.ward4guelph.ca/2007/04/12/coffee-cigarettes-pesticides-and-grass/#comment-33798 As I sit here reflecting on the recent loss of another family member to environmentally caused cancer, I think it's safe to say Health Canada can not and will not provide information in the best interest of Canadians. It is a political animal that is influenced by lobbies and good'ol money. I encourage the commenter before me, Doug, to continue to spray his perfect lawn and veggie garden so we can rid ourselves of the ignorant as soon as possible. It is a fact that Guelph has been identified in the medical community as a "Cancer Cluster" well above national averages. It is also home to the Turf Grass Institue and University of Guelph where tests are conducted on "unapproved" chemicals all the time. Do we really need Health Canada to connect the dots? As I sit here reflecting on the recent loss of another family member to environmentally caused cancer, I think it’s safe to say Health Canada can not and will not provide information in the best interest of Canadians. It is a political animal that is influenced by lobbies and good’ol money.
I encourage the commenter before me, Doug, to continue to spray his perfect lawn and veggie garden so we can rid ourselves of the ignorant as soon as possible.
It is a fact that Guelph has been identified in the medical community as a “Cancer Cluster” well above national averages. It is also home to the Turf Grass Institue and University of Guelph where tests are conducted on “unapproved” chemicals all the time.
Do we really need Health Canada to connect the dots?

]]> http://www.ward4guelph.ca/2007/04/12/coffee-cigarettes-pesticides-and-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-14502 Doug Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:57:52 +0000 http://www.ward4guelph.ca/2007/04/12/coffee-cigarettes-pesticides-and-grass/#comment-14502 Unfortunately, you seem to have missed the point you have just made. Tim Horton's is a very good example of what happens when you force people out of coffee shops and back into thier cars. Now you have loads of folks sitting at the drive thru, in cars,smoking and idling. All you have to do now is pass a few more intrusive bylaws to fix the problem you helped to create. As far as chemicals on lawns, I STRONGLY suggest you check the latest most recent results from Health Canada which indicates in very clear language that the position of council (to ban these products) is misinformed, wrong, out of touch with scientific facts and mostly fear based. And NO, I don't need to hire a consultant to prove what is already considered fact. Unfortunately, you seem to have missed the point you have just made.
Tim Horton’s is a very good example of what happens when you force people out of coffee shops and back into thier cars.
Now you have loads of folks sitting at the drive thru, in cars,smoking and idling. All you have to do now is pass a few more intrusive bylaws to fix the problem you helped to create.
As far as chemicals on lawns, I STRONGLY suggest you check the latest most recent results from Health Canada which indicates in very clear language that the position of council (to ban these products) is misinformed, wrong, out of touch with scientific facts and mostly fear based.
And NO, I don’t need to hire a consultant to prove what is already considered fact.

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