Canada - Ontario government should be making the decision to fluoridate public drinking water

HEALTH Board of health head discusses fluoride 

By Peter Epp, QMI Agency

Chatham-Kent's medical officer of health says the Ontario government should be making the decision to fluoridate public drinking water, rather than having that decision rest with local municipalities.

Speaking at Wednesday's meeting of the board of health, Dr. David Colby said fluoridation remains a “great triumph of public health” and that its use has helped improve the health of society's most vulnerable citizens, especially those who are young or living in poverty.

And yet the question of whether fluoridation ought to be used in public drinking supplies continues to rest with local councils, whose elected members are sometimes placed under political pressure to remove the chemical, despite its proven success, said Colby.

“There has been controversy over the use of fluoridated water, but only because there are people who disagree with the practice and who lobby local councils to have it removed,” said Colby.

“We need to have this issue addressed at the provincial level; it should not be an issue that's left to the municipalities.”...

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