FLUORIDATION DEBATE NEEDS LEADERSHIP

This is the title of Louisa D'Amato's article in today's K-W Record. She briefly describes the pros and cons and then advises us that two of the Mayoral candidates for Waterloo are against Fluoridation and the other two are not taking a position. I appreciate the position of the two candidates who have come out against mandatory Fluoridation of our drinking water but the question which nobody really wants to address is the politics behind the Yes side in this debate. If this was either a Health issue or an issue of civil rights, there wouldn't be a leg to stand on for the Yes side. You don't force people to ingest foreign substances against their will (civil rights) nor do you force them to ingest substances which are controversial and potentially harmful at concentrations above .7 mg/l according to a recent Health Canada report (Health). This is contrary to the Precautionary Principle.