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Candidates for the Calgary General Election: Position on fluoridation
The Calgary Herald asked each of the candidates several questions, including their position on fluoridation, which we have listed below. We will continue to add candidates to this list as their questionnaires are published. Date Published Candidate in 2021 Office Fluoridation position Oct 7 Ian Chiang Mayor AGAINST FLUORIDATION “I oppose the introduction […]
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How did they vote? Where your mayor and councillors stood on the issues
Excerpt 4. Fluoride in drinking water In February, council voted 10-4 to include a non-binding plebiscite on the municipal election ballot on fluoride. The question will be: “Are you in favour of reintroducing fluoridation of the municipal water supply?” There have been 60 years of debate on the issue and six votes between 1957 and […]
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Calgary fluoride vote could affect residents in nearby municipalities who don’t get a ballot
The plebiscite on whether Calgary should reintroduce fluoride to its drinking water could affect more than 100,000 Albertans living outside the city who won’t have the opportunity to cast a ballot on the topic. Calgary provides drinking water to the nearby municipalities of Airdrie, Chestermere and Strathmore, as well as parts of Tsuut’ina Nation, Foothills […]
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Majority of Calgarians favour return to fluoride, but gap is narrowing: poll
Just days before the municipal election, a new poll shows Calgarians are in favour of turning on the city’s fluoride taps by a wide but narrowing margin. The online Leger survey conducted among 502 Calgarians from Oct. 8 to 11 shows 54 per cent of respondents favour returning the additive to Calgary’s drinking water, compared […]
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British Fluoridation Society Conference highlights fluoridation, Oct 23rd
The British Fluoridation Society Conference 2021 ‘Making a Difference’ 23rd October 2021 | 10.00am – 3.15pm School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham Welcome We are delighted to invite you to attend our 2021 conference being held at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham on 23rd October 2021. We are welcoming a prestigious range of […]
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Calgary election: Groups campaign on both sides of fluoride debate
The debate to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water isn’t new for Calgarians but has remained contentious since it was first voted on nearly 70 years ago. Calgary’s civic election is Oct. 18. This will be the seventh time fluoride has been on the ballot in a Calgary municipal election, after being rejected four […]
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Sign-on Petition: End Water Fluoridation in Massachusetts (H. 895)
Petition at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma-fluoride To: Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture From: [Your Name] More than half of Massachusetts residents receive fluoridated water, including Boston. Statistics: https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-communities-receiving-communities-water-fluoridation/download [url] Many residents have often sought to remove fluoride from municipal water supplies after examining the research. In Wilmington, the Director of Public Health in 2000 recommended […]
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Massachusetts Community Water Fluoridation Census 2021
Original pdf for Massachusetts Community Water Fluoridation Census Partially Fluoridated Population 28,975 Total MA Population Receiving Fluoridated Water 4,290,218 * – Receives fluoridated water from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) + – Site fluoridates water, but community water supply is not fluoridated # – Receives fluoridated water from neighboring fluoridated community ^ – Receives fluoridated […]
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Shaoli Wang: Calgary mayoral candidate on fluoridation
The next city council could be asked to return fluoride to the city’s water supply. What is your position on this? No, it’s not only harmful to some people, but is also against some people’s value and belief, such that it is in violation of Charter Section 15. Occupation: Geologist Political/volunteer experience: 2019 Calgary Rocky Ridge […]
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Jeff Davison: Calgary mayoral candidate on fluoridation
The next city council could be asked to return fluoride to the city’s water supply. What is your position on this? I have three young children. I know the benefit fluoride provides to them. I will be voting to return fluoride to our water supply. Occupation: City of Calgary Councillor for Ward 6 Political/volunteer experience: […]
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