Fluoride in Drinking Water: Debate in Region of Waterloo

Water fluoridation is an issue that has arisen from time to time in a number of Canadian municipalities. Councillors in the City of Waterloo voted yesterday to begin discussions with the Region of Waterloo on the design of a public process to consider the pros and cons of fluoride in drinking water. The issue of water fluoridation will be the subject of a plebiscite in the 2010 municipal election in Waterloo. Provincial legislation permits municipalities to add fluoride.