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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.& K3 T9 ?) b7 c/ W9 F% V
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 a8 Z7 N5 Y8 p! f9 j1 z& F/ v! F1 ZThey are presenting their case as a human rights issue., S) ]7 y3 A) w4 s+ X& {- ?! q
“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.9 M7 d$ o8 P& r; h8 d) }
With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
( i- _0 G/ J* C+ D: ]5 zAnd safety most certainly is at issue.
) P6 O' x/ D, M8 ~. s/ H1 T( jIn 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.
/ Q5 m" r: c, k$ YOne 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.”
" l: z& F) \7 @$ S# C {$ |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 o: O# _' g
Finally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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