Glyphosate weed killers like Roundup should be banned in Canada and around the world

By Erin Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph
Laura Gomez Tovar, Researcher on agroecology, organic agriculture and local markets, University of Chapingo
Manuel Ángel Gómez Cruz, Professor of agricultural policy, agroecology and agricultural economics, University of Chapingo

Farmers around the world all need to deal with weeds. The most widely used chemical product they use to kill those unwanted plants is glyphosate, often sold under commercial names like Roundup.

In 2015, the World Health Organization declared glyphosate a “Probable Human Carcinogen.” This link to cancer was reinforced in January 2024 when a jury…

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