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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.
# L+ p6 E- e" E# z3 c% x6 M oDuring 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.
$ K: O; O. }9 H7 H$ f1 OThey are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
8 N4 W3 @ A5 e! i1 `1 L! a“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.
! \4 I- |# B( W! OWith all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
; m% W7 C; `# i, p/ D' H6 GAnd safety most certainly is at issue.2 S# U7 C4 \+ l3 a( W1 v
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.
4 m' L5 k4 Y6 |: x( T/ kOne 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.”
* h: s2 t0 p, O- B( Z4 E' X) ?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?$ C3 K6 ~/ ]* C+ n
Finally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car. |
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