Canada - London Council

Fluoride change turned down

Despite a monologue about the dangers of fluoride from Coun. Michael van Holst that stretched more than 20 minutes, council voted decisively against investigating a lower fluoridation rate.

Coun. Paul Van Meerbergen pointed to his previous council term, when the same fluoridation debate raged, saying the arguments and the players are just the same. He urged his colleagues to reject “junk science.”

Only van Holst, Steve Hillier and Elizabeth Peloza voted in favour of having staff report back on lowering the fluoridation rate from 0.7 to 0.6 parts per million. All others voted against.