AGP Executive Report
Last update: 40 minutes agoPesticide Oversight: Senators are weighing changes that would let Health Canada skip routine 15-year reviews of registered pesticides, shifting reviews toward products with emerging risks. Research has also raised concerns about pesticide contamination in Quebec waterways, while Kahnawake awaits new air-test results near an industrial park where soil testing found high lead levels. Oil Pipeline Push: Ottawa’s Pacific Coast pipeline plan faces legal and environmental scrutiny, including a challenge from an Alberta First Nation; Alberta’s Court of Appeal has also ruled the federal Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional. Climate and Energy: Canada’s emissions rose in 2025 as clean electrification lagged, a new report says. The federal government, meanwhile, plans $2 billion in heat-pump rebates as part of a program to retrofit one million homes. Water and Farming: Comox Valley reservoir inflows are at their lowest in 64 years amid a warm, dry fall, and Okanagan growers say climate-related crop losses are outpacing insurance coverage.
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