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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.
% B. g/ h3 E' f$ LDuring a recent meeting in Mississauga, members of the association revealed they intend to push Queen’s Park to introduce new regulations allowing turban-wearing motorcyclists to ride their bikes without wearing a helmet, as the law now requires.0 a6 K0 @& i' @5 c7 s+ u
They are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
8 u9 ?0 B+ a5 x: R“Safety is not an issue. It’s the issue(s) of equality, fairness and freedom of religion,” said Manohar Singh Bal, director of the organization.. I+ Z: d1 U L+ ~; r0 G
With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.; y& ~8 ^0 I, T6 H7 b
And safety most certainly is at issue.
3 ~: C: r; e7 l7 PIn Ontario, the law requires all motorcycle drivers to wear a helmet. That law, like all laws, must be applied fairly and equally across the board to all segments of our population.
1 M: E4 l& I* ^- X3 X) tOne of our readers summed up the situation best when he pointed out that: “There are no religions in the world which require a person to ride a motorcycle as a part of their faith, belief system or method of worship. Riding a motorcycle is neither a human right, a religious right nor a Charter right; it is a licensed privilege.”& r( w7 ~0 u4 H3 N, S
Another of our readers asks if Sikhs who sustain head injuries in a crash will pay for their own medical care? Or, do they consider universal healthcare to be another inalienable human right?
1 b K' _3 T& E; V1 TFinally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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