Canada - Fluoride debate heats up
Fluoride debate heats up
Posted 10 hours ago
By SHAWN JEFFORDS
The Observer
The fight over fluoride must be decided by the public alone and not local politicians, says Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.
Bradley said that even if the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) board decides today to remove fluoride from local water, the decision must be left to a plebiscite during the 2010 municipal election.
Each of the six member municipalities in the system must let their residents make the call under provincial regulations, he said.
“Because it was decided by the electorate, I don’t think we have the moral right to decide,” he said.
Fluoride was introduced to the local water system in 1970 after more than a decade of acrimonious debate. A majority voted for it’s inclusion in the water system in a plebiscite. Under the Fluoridation Act of 1990, the removal of fluoride must go to a referendum vote and the province even specifies how to word the question, Bradley said.
“The fact that there is actually a prescribed way to do this, and a prescribed question you must ask, tells you that there’s been a lot of thought put into this,” he said. “This is the only fair way to do it.”
But, back then LAWSS had only three members, the City of Sarnia, Sarnia Township and Point Edward. Now Sarnia, Point Edward, St. Clair Township, Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick and part of Lambton Shores use the system and sit on its board. Alvinston uses the water but does not sit on the board.
Point Edward Mayor Dick Kirkland said he planned to raise the issue of water fluoridation at the system’s meeting today after a Health Canada study suggested new standards for fluoride levels in drinking water. The local water supply already falls within those standards.
Lambton Shores Mayor Gord Minielly said he wants fluoride pulled from the system. He thinks the science that supports the use of fluoride is outdated and children are overexposed. He says even Dr. Chris Greensmith, the medical officer of health, doesn’t have the facts.
Posted 10 hours ago
By SHAWN JEFFORDS
The Observer
The fight over fluoride must be decided by the public alone and not local politicians, says Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley.
Bradley said that even if the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) board decides today to remove fluoride from local water, the decision must be left to a plebiscite during the 2010 municipal election.
Each of the six member municipalities in the system must let their residents make the call under provincial regulations, he said.
“Because it was decided by the electorate, I don’t think we have the moral right to decide,” he said.
Fluoride was introduced to the local water system in 1970 after more than a decade of acrimonious debate. A majority voted for it’s inclusion in the water system in a plebiscite. Under the Fluoridation Act of 1990, the removal of fluoride must go to a referendum vote and the province even specifies how to word the question, Bradley said.
“The fact that there is actually a prescribed way to do this, and a prescribed question you must ask, tells you that there’s been a lot of thought put into this,” he said. “This is the only fair way to do it.”
But, back then LAWSS had only three members, the City of Sarnia, Sarnia Township and Point Edward. Now Sarnia, Point Edward, St. Clair Township, Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick and part of Lambton Shores use the system and sit on its board. Alvinston uses the water but does not sit on the board.
Point Edward Mayor Dick Kirkland said he planned to raise the issue of water fluoridation at the system’s meeting today after a Health Canada study suggested new standards for fluoride levels in drinking water. The local water supply already falls within those standards.
Lambton Shores Mayor Gord Minielly said he wants fluoride pulled from the system. He thinks the science that supports the use of fluoride is outdated and children are overexposed. He says even Dr. Chris Greensmith, the medical officer of health, doesn’t have the facts.
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1 Comments:
it will kill off the most important glands in your head
this must be stopped now people.
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Anonymous, at 13 March, 2009
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