Canada - Essex town council says 'no' to fluoride in drinking water

Coun. Sherry Bondy raised the motion and said it's not the municipality's responsibility.

"There wasn't really much of a debate tonight," said Sherry Bondy, moments after Essex town council voted against putting fluoride back in their drinking water.It was a unanimous vote which differs from the stance of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit — both cite fluoride as a safe and cost-effective measure to prevent oral disease.

"That's not our municipal responsibility to put fluoride in the water. If the province wants to look at it, that's a different game, different talk. But it's not up to us," Bondy said.............