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Someone needs to explain the difference between a right and a privilege to members of the Canadian Sikh Association.
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.
They are presenting their case as a human rights issue.
“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 S( ^; Y* r2 D+ ]With all due respect to Mr. Bal, this is in no way a question of human rights.
2 P6 V/ ?( L7 ]3 T9 [7 m. rAnd safety most certainly is at issue.
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.
9 i! z9 q3 J* t6 Y* R+ ^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.”
7 e8 S5 W) N0 R8 }, g3 K; }, X5 @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?
9 j0 A2 O8 c; S6 i0 b& JFinally, the last word goes to yet another reader, who writes: No helmet + no insurance = buy a car.