The province of British Columbia, Canada, now has a new government, a coalition between the New Democratic Party and the Green Party. This is a first in Canada where the environmentally conscious Green Party holds the balance of power. The new agriculture minister, Ms Lana Popham, of NDP, had been a promoter of clean organic food and supporter of pushing back at GMO and herbicides in agriculture. I know her from the time when she was an MLA in the opposition bench under the liberal government for two terms. A new petition is therefore being organized, asking her to consider ways by which the province of British Columbia can push back and ultimately ban the use of Glyphosate in British Columbian agriculture, and perhaps even impose restrictions on import of foods with high glyphosate content.

This petition is not aimed solely at residents of British Columbia. Since this beautiful western province is a major tourist destination for people within Canada as well as from the United States and the wider world, we are asking everybody everywhere, to chip in, sign the petition, and also write individually to the agriculture minister (AGR.Minister@gov.bc.ca) that you wish to have clean, glyphosate-free food when you next visit this beautiful land. Thank you. Link to petition: https://www.change.org/p/agriculture-minister-lana-popham-ban-glyphosate-in-british-columbia?