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McGuinty won’t force ski helmets
Premier Dalton McGuinty says he doesn’t believe that the government should mandate the use of ski helmets for children.
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on Feb 24th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized.
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Why not?
You`re mandating everything else
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at great cost to taxpayers.
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“…disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the financial interests of the Government of Ontario,…”
even when it`s not fact based
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“…An argument is sometimes made that, while all dogs bite, only a few breeds cause serious injury when they attack. Again, this hypothesis does not withstand scrutiny. A study by the Canadian hospitals injury reporting and prevention program examined the dog breeds involved in attacks that were serious enough that the victim sought medical attention at one of eight reporting hospitals. The study revealed that 50 different types of purebreds and 33 types of crossbreeds had been involved in the attacks, the most common breeds being German shepherds, cocker spaniels, Rottweilers and golden retrievers….To summarize, there is no scientific data on which to base the conclusion that a breed-based ban is the answer to dealing effectively with the dangerous dog issue. Although such bans might comfort individuals who have had unpleasant experiences with particular breeds or who have heard of attacks by specific dog breeds in the media, the bans do not act to effectively regulate the behaviour of any breed or of dogs and their owners collectively…”