Resolution WHEREAS the effectiveness of water fluoridation on dental health has not been proven, and new reports from the York Review (British Dental Journal) and the Medical Research Council in England demonstrate the ineffectiveness of adding fluoride to drinking water; AND WHEREAS fluoride maybe harmful for some people, including diabetics, people with kidney disease, babies and children; AND WHEREAS a medication, without a doctor's prescription, is being given to an entire population, each member of which has not given his or her consent and each member's need for which has not been identified; AND WHEREAS water purification plants do not remove fluoride, and the fluoride contained in drinking water is released into our waterways; AND WHEREAS fluoride is toxic and bioaccumulative and we do not know the consequences of it on plants and wildlife; AND WHEREAS fluoridated water is not a necessary measure for those who brush their teeth regularly. There are much more effective and less costly methods for the people who need it such as education in schools and the distribution of toothbrushes; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Toronto will not fluoridate its drinking water. We, the undersigned, call on the Municipal Government of Toronto to ban water fluoridation.