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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.
6 `3 H- h e/ bDuring 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.
( H. R" O( Q4 \They are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
! X7 U! b) p* W9 I7 [“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.
5 Q2 q) t( ^2 ]) VWith all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
3 u8 {( g! P1 N5 v W/ q tAnd safety most certainly is at issue.; J& X7 ^# o+ q' @
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.2 N7 l) Y4 k# b/ V. U- g4 D
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.”; Z ^- G' c7 p- l: 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?
- m! b# C+ _4 E& a, l BFinally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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