70 Years of Herbicide Spraying. 0 Years of Consent.
Continued Glyphosate Spraying in Public Forests Is Now Scientifically, Politically, and Ethically Indefensible
For years, governments hid behind the claim that glyphosate posed “no unacceptable risk.” That claim no longer holds. In December 2025, the Williams, Kroes & Munro (2000) glyphosate safety review was retracted.
In March 2026, the Seattle Glyphosate Symposium brought together international experts who concluded that the evidence of harm from glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides is now so strong that no further delay in regulation can be justified. And the harms identified extend beyond cancer to endocrine, neurological, reproductive, kidney, liver, and metabolic harms, along with genetic damage, oxidative stress, and hormonal disruption.
This is no longer just a scientific dispute. It is an ethical test. After decades of litigation, settlements, warnings, unresolved Indigenous rights concerns, Ontario’s cosmetic pesticide ban, and growing municipal opposition, continuing to spray public forests is not responsible governance. It is an ethical failure.
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