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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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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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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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Mike LaValley: Ward 12. Calgary council 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 will abide by the wishes of Calgarians that will be communicated through the results of the ballot question. If you are asking my opinion on the matter, I spoke with doctors and dentists […]
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Stephen Dabbagh: Ward 14. Calgary council 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. Risk outweighs benefits. Occupation: Firefighter Captain Political/volunteer experience: PPC party volunteer Calgary Midnapore What is your motivation for seeking a seat on city council? Uphold freedom, protect the public and unite the community. […]
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Sanjeev Kad: Ward 6. Calgary council 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? Whether fluoride should be reintroduced into the city’s water supply is a referendum question on this ballot. I will respect the will of the majority of Calgarians. I note that this question has been […]
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Leslyn Joseph: Ward 10. Calgary council 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? The decades-long debate around fluoridation in our water has been expensive and polarizing. Calgarians have been participants in a real-time study. Both anecdotal reports from dentists, as well as the scientific evidence, are quite […]
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