ic ▁P estic ide ▁and ▁Car cin ogen ▁Control ▁Act ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 3 ) ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁sale ▁or ▁use ▁of ▁cos met ic ▁p estic ides , ▁other ▁than ▁those ▁de emed ▁low - ris k . ▁The ▁Special ▁Committee ▁on ▁Cos met ic ▁P estic ides ▁was ▁struck , ▁with ▁F lem ing ▁as ▁deput y ▁chair , ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁reg ulating ▁or ▁b anning ▁the ▁use ▁or ▁sale ▁of ▁p estic ides ▁used ▁for ▁cos met ic ▁purposes . ▁They ▁first ▁conven ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Th r one ▁Spe ech ▁the ▁BC ▁government ▁committed ▁to ▁striking ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁species - at - ris k , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁action ▁since ▁then , ▁F lem ing ▁introduced ▁his ▁own ▁Species ▁at ▁R isk ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁( B ill ▁M - 2 0 7 ) ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁similar ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁Environment ▁Barry ▁Pen ner ▁respond ed ▁in ▁June ▁by ▁striking ▁a ▁ten ▁member ▁species - at - ris k ▁task ▁force ▁consisting ▁of ▁academ ics ▁and ▁represent atives ▁of ▁industry ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations , ▁who ▁were ▁told ▁to ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁directly ▁cabinet . ▁The ▁task ▁force ▁report ▁was ▁submitted ▁in ▁January ▁ 2