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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.$ O' I( Z& U8 s- M" i) L; w* A9 r
During 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 k/ Q( k2 q$ p9 f$ j% s0 IThey are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
! l6 f7 Y, T! y* x B“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.( d0 K! X- x: c) i! U
With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.* n/ o' U7 `" N& i6 |/ E
And safety most certainly is at issue.# C4 P( a- @- S; m( L0 i
In 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.
' _+ T/ p" m0 w* X- i: a1 P i4 y% OOne 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.”8 m" Z1 U/ {# p7 K
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?
4 H* I' t0 X( vFinally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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