Read about Pesticide Free BC: Sign the Petition 
for a Provincial
Ban on Cosmetic
Pesticides:
Response from the Green Party of BC
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1. If elected, will your party implement legislation to ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios? And, if elected, will your party implement legislation to ban smoking in other outdoor places, including the seating areas of sports arenas and stadiums, and in parks, on playgrounds and on beaches? Yes. | |
2. If elected, will your party subsidize Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) for all British Columbians who choose to quit smoking? And, if elected, will your party subsidize pharmacotherapy for all British Columbians who choose to quit smoking? Yes. The Green Party of BC strongly supports preventative health care measures as they are generally more effective and less costly than disease management. | |
3. If elected, will your party implement legislation to stop the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies? Yes. | |
4. If elected, will your party increase the price of tobacco taxes in next year’s budget? And, if elected, will your party eliminate the roll-your-own tobacco tax loophole? Yes. | |
5. If elected, will your party ban, the sale, use and application of pesticides on private lawns and gardens as well as public parks, and recreational facilities for cosmetic purposes? Yes. There are many non-toxic ways to deal with undesirable plants in our lived environment. Pesticides have no place in a healthy society. | |
6. If elected, will your party implement Right to Know (product labelling) Legislation? Yes. | |
7. If elected, will your party implement legislation banning those under the age of 18 from using artificial tanning equipment? Yes. | |
8. If elected, will your party implement minimum standards for adequate shade – whether natural or constructed - protection in all child care facilities and schools? Yes. | |
9. If elected, will your party use a whole-of-government approach to reduce barriers between government ministries and ensure coordinated and integrated healthy public policy? Yes. | |
10. If elected, will your party create a strategy where all government ministries have a specific plan in place to support the reduction of health inequities? Yes. |
