Should controversial pesticides be banned?
A farmer near you wants to keep using a controversial pesticide, or else he goes bankrupt.
- Ban it: health first, and support the transition
- A transition period
- Allow it, the standards are already too strict
What's at stake: The debate pits the health of residents and farmers against the survival of farms facing less constrained competition.
The left's argument
The health of local residents comes first. Farmers must be helped through the transition.
The centre's argument
A transition period, with help to find alternatives to this particular product.
The right's argument
Our farmers face stricter standards than their competitors. Banning ruins them.
And you, where do you stand?
Answer 30 situations like this one and find out where you stand, topic by topic.