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The government told Ainslie herbicide use has declined significantly since 2018, and that it “works with foresters to grow trees without glyphosate.” But manually cutting down aspen also impacts the forest biodiversity.
“Their war on aspen, the war on deciduous trees, is directly linked to the greed of corporations and the government today,” James Steidle, founder of a group advocating an end to glyphosate spraying, told Ainslie.
The BC NDP pledged to phase out the use of glyphosate during the recent election campaign. But will the province also closely examine its broader policies that prioritize timber over diverse ecosystems, especially in the wake of devastating wildfires? Ainslie and the rest of our B.C. bureau will be keeping close watch — with the help of readers like you.
Take care and absorb what you can,
Karan Saxena
Audience engagement editor
P.S. Ainslie got her hands on 2,000-plus pages of documents, which were not previously disclosed, because of folks like you who believe in our work. We’re on a mission to raise $200,000 this December, so we can keep telling stories just like this one. Will you give what you can today to keep this work going? Bonus: you get a charitable receipt for this year!
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