Jacob Savage (featured in the video above) is a former lawn care technician that worked for the Weed Man Cornwall franchise in 2009. He talks about how he was not properly trained, licensed or certified to do the work he was doing.
But all lawn care technicians who spray pesticides or herbicides, even organic ones, are required to either have provincial certification or be supervised by an licensed exterminator to make sure they're applied safely and in an environmentally responsible way.
When an inspector from the provincial ministry of the environment looks into the Weed Man franchise in Cornwall in 2009, he discovers that only three of their eight lawn care staff have certification.
In March 2011, Weed Man pleads guilty to six violations of "The Pesticide Act" and is fined $28,000.
Canada has the highest rate of hospital acquired infections in the developed world, and Canada's consumer watchdog wants to know why. Erica Johnson puts hospital cleanliness to the test, and finds a mess that is making you sick.
Going on vacation? Think travel health insurance is going to protect you if something goes wrong? Erica Johnson investigates.
In this special one-hour edition of 'Marketplace,' Tom Harrington tests the skills and ethics of home repair services.
Why are prescription eyeglasses so darned expensive? In an eye-opening report, Tom Harrington focuses in on the outrageously high price of spectacles.
Tom Harrington and the 'Marketplace' team go undercover, targeting the dubious promises of a job search agency.
Tom Harrington reveals the story of how, for many unwilling clients, Canada's largest lawn care company has become a more invasive pest than the ones they promise to get rid of.
Are all airline travel credits created equal? Erica Johnson investigates the credit policies of the top three Canadian airlines.
In this year's Top 10 countdown of Lousy Labels, Erica Johnson finds the truth behind the latest buzzwords on food packaging. It will make you think twice before filling up your shopping cart.
Are forest eco-labels worth the (toilet) paper they're printed on? Tom Harrington investigates.
'Marketplace' blows the roof off of one of Canada's worst landlords. Tom Harrington exposes renter horror stories, and asks: How can the company get away with this?
It's Canada's top-selling cold remedy, but does COLD-FX really do what the company claims? Erica Johnson puts it to the test. Also, what does Don Cherry have to say?
'Marketplace' launches our 39th season with a special one-hour episode that takes on Canada's major store chains.
'Marketplace' showcases its new season, and updates a story we first reported last year on the potential risk of popular birth control pills.
