Last November, Canada proposed banning imidacloprid -- a potent bee-killing pesticide. Now, after a pressure campaign by the pesticide industry, they're saying that they aren't so sure -- and won't make a final decision for at least six months.

Corporate agribusiness lobbyists are jumping for joy, hoping that the Canadian government might back off from banning not just imidacloprid, but other neonics too.

But the longer Canada waits to ban these dangerous pesticides, the longer our pollinators are at risk.

The evidence is mounting against imidacloprid. Canadian government researchers have found high concentrations of the pesticide in creeks and streams in parts of Quebec and Ontario -- in numbers high enough to threaten pollinators.

Dutch scientists found that at high levels, the neonic could even cause common bird species -- including warblers, swallows, starlings, and thrushes -- to decline by 35 percent over 10 years. And we've long known that the neonic is at least partially responsible for the worldwide, massive bee die off.

We can't let pesticide lobbyists pressure Canadian officials to ignore the science -- or stop their investigations into other harmful neonics.

That's why we're rallying SumOfUs members to contact Health Canada. We're running ads in The Hill Times. And we're doing everything we can to step up the pressure in the next six months to counter the corporate lobbyists who undoubtedly lobbied the Canadian government to rethink their ban on imidacloprid.

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