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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.$ c1 }+ L9 {$ v! `: D _1 x
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.
5 J3 o3 T+ `, B8 u- W" g' OThey are presenting their case as a human rights issue.5 G. ~3 w- j9 H; v. H# N+ B% m
“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.6 T& Y; E4 O5 ]+ G* D: z
With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
1 F! R" N* W4 ^% J7 L1 B* `And safety most certainly is at issue.* l1 a9 u( W! r0 _3 r5 r% }4 B$ }
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.1 E+ n$ Q. @7 {: y
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.”+ M, _0 k1 W; E
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?" r( w5 ~- O/ N- B4 v
Finally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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