The green campaign to ban glyphosate is a global co-ordinated effort, but in Canada the war on the pesticide is led by an organization called Safe Food Matters, backed by the usual suspects: Environmental Defence, Friends of the Earth and the David Suzuki Foundation. The campaign is a well-funded effort involving millions of dollars over several years of legal proceedings.

The ban-glyphosate campaign is now before a Federal Court in Toronto. Since glyphosate products are constantly up for renewal, the new case is crucial for future policy, agriculture production, food prices and science. Use of the chemical keeps costs down and eliminates the need to plow and till fields, which research suggests reduces carbon emissions.