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You'll hear a report on a petition to scrap a bylaw allowing backyard beekeeping in Calgary.

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1Urban beekeeping supporters initially wanted
Ato raise awareness of insect rights issues.
Bto grow their own vegetables.
Cto donate honey to the city food bank.
Dto offer an eco-friendly source of local honey.
2For Delgado, the problem with the "produce your own" movement is that
Aimported honey is actually better for the environment.
Bkeeping bees doesn't truly help the wild pollinators most in need.
Cbackyard hives ultimately harm humans and neighbours.
Dthose too poor to buy honey are also too poor to make it.
3Webster advocates urban beekeeping because he believes
Apeople can learn valuable farming practices.
Bit is a person's right to keep their own bees.
Cbees are treated better than on commercial farms.
Dit can help protect declining pollinators.
4All three people agree that urban hives
Ado not survive long enough.
Bspread bee diseases.
Care often abandoned.
Dattract aggressive swarms.
5If the bylaw is revoked, there will be a decrease in
Alocal swarm sightings.
Bneglected backyard hives.
Cinsect cruelty incidents.
Dhoney bank dependence.
6Jones would like to see the bylaw
Aremoved entirely.
Bleft as it is.
Cpassed immediately.
Dtightened up.
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