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Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal

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Protesters staged a “die-in” event in Montreal to protest against pesticide use, coinciding with Halloween costumes to symbolize the deadly impact of pesticides. The demonstration took place outside Health Canada’s offices where participants laid on the ground, some dressed in white coveralls mimicking pesticide sprayers and others drawing chalk outlines of victims. Organizers criticized recent federal legislation allowing cabinet to override Health Canada's decisions regarding banned pesticides. Similar protests occurred across Quebec and Ottawa.
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📰 Protesters Stage Die-In Against Pesticides
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Health Canada Health Canada’s Montreal Quebec City Vigilance OGM

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Blainville GPE · 1× Health Canada ORG · 1× Health Canada’s ORG · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× Quebec City GPE · 1× Saguenay GPE · 1× Sherbrooke GPE · 1× Terrebonne GPE · 1× Thibault Rehn PERSON · 1× Vigilance OGM ORG · 1×

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Thibault Rehn, executive director of Vigilance OGM, which helped organize the protest, says it was calling out “historic setbacks” by the federal government, particularly legislation passed in June that allows cabinet to override Health Canada and authorize the use of banned pesticides.
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Protesters stage ‘die-in’ against pesticides in Montreal · assertive framing

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Demonstrators are rallying against pesticides with a “die-in” protest in Montreal. asserted
Demonstrators → rally → Montreal
Attendees, many in costume for Halloween, sought to drive home the message that “pesticides kill” with an event in front of Health Canada’s offices downtown on Saturday. asserted
pesticides → seek → Saturday
Participants lay on the ground in front of the Guy-Favreau complex as others dressed in white coveralls moved through the crowd pretending to spray pesticides. asserted
others → lie → pesticides
Children were invited to trace chalk outlines of pretend victims, while organizers placed a cardboard coffin and tombstones in front of the building, each bearing the names of various diseases. asserted
each → invite → diseases
Thibault Rehn, executive director of Vigilance OGM, which helped organize the protest, says it was calling out “historic setbacks” by the federal government, particularly legislation passed in June that allows cabinet to override Health Canada and authorize the use of banned pesticides. asserted
cabinet → help → pesticides
Similar protests in the province on Saturday were planned for Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Terrebonne, Blainville and Val-David as well as Ottawa. asserted
protests → plan → City
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