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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.
, }) U5 X7 F& ?, `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.
They are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
1 z! J/ `( v* w$ G3 ?# X* t& F5 I“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.
With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
- k7 M* G. W5 w& D- c- J7 CAnd safety most certainly is at issue.
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.
One 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.”
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 P6 u9 _. |+ w. cFinally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car.