This is what i sent to them originally:
"To Whom It May Concern:
This is a letter from a concerned Torontonian, about fluoride in our water. This letter is not for the purpose of blaming or criticizing, but seeking
clarification on the issue of fluoride.
I have provided excerpts of various sources online which clearly show enough evidence that fluoride is bad and is a toxin, despite everything 'good'
about it we hear.
I've included some questions and I hope you'll be able to answer them.
Let's being with Toronto's explanation about fluoride:
"Fluoride is added to treated water to reduce the risk of dental cavities. Toronto Public Health advises the City about setting the fluoride target
level for treated water. And in keeping with Health Canada Guidelines, our fluoride level maximizes dental health benefits and minimizes concerns
about over exposure."
www.toronto.ca...
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"Fluoride is any combination of elements containing the fluoride ion. In its elemental form, fluorine is a pale yellow, highly toxic and corrosive
gas."
"Fluorides are cumulative toxins. The fact that fluorides accumulate in the body is the reason that US law requires the Surgeon General to set a
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for fluoride content in public water supplies as determined by the EPA."
"The world's largest study on dental caries, which looked at 400,000 students, revealed that decay increased 27 percent with a 1ppm fluoride
increase in drinking water.19 In Japan, fluoridation caused decay increases of 7 percent in 22,000 students,20 while in the US a decay increase of 43
percent occured in 29,000 students when 1ppm fluoride was added to drinking water."
www.westonaprice.org...
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Going back to your paragraph, "Fluoride is added to treated water to reduce the risk of dental cavities".
Question:What does water contain that causes dental cavities?
Question: Do I have the choice of receiving un-fluoridated water? If not, why not?
Question: How can something that is defined under U.S. law as a toxin, reduce the risk of dental cavities, and is justified to put in Toronto's water
supply?
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"World Health Organization warns that ingesting 2.0 - 8.0 mg of fluoride per day (as little as 2 litres of fluoridated water) can lead to the
pre-clinical stage (arthritis-like symptoms) of skeletal fluorosis (a crippling bone disease)."
"The fluoride action network has a lot of information on water fluoridation programs (concentrating on the US)."
"As an air pollutant, fluoride is worrying the American Association for the Advancement of Science"
"An April 29, 1944 Manhattan Project memo contained a chilling warning: "Clinical evidence suggests that uranium hexafluoride may have a rather
marked central nervous system [CNS] effect.... It seems most likely that the F [fluoride] component rather than the T [code for uranium] is the
causative factor." The memo - stamped "secret" - was addressed to the head of the Manhattan Project's Medical Section, Colonel Stafford
Warren."
www.mike-warren.com...
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"William, a 3-year-old Brooklyn boy, had his first dental checkup in 1974. Fluoride gel was spread over his teeth.
Following that he was handed a glass of water by the dental hygienist who failed to inform him to swish the solution in his mouth and spit it out.
Instead, he drank the water and a few hours later he was dead from fluoride poisoning. Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating higher than lead."
"Next, I discovered that 98% of Europe is fluoride-free. Sweden, Germany, Norway, Holland, Denmark and France stopped using fluoridation over 25
years ago. These are not backward nations."
Question: What does that say about Canada? Why is the reason that Sweden, Germany, Norway, Holland, Denmark, and France all stopped using fluoride in
their water supply 25 years ago?
"Later, in 1999, Dr. Hardy Limeback, Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, and former supporter of fluoridation, reported that
fluoride may be destroying our bones, teeth and overall health."
"I didn't know that Torontonians have double the fluoride levels in hip bones than Montrealers whose city water is not fluoridated. Studies also
show that fluoride causes decreased levels of sperm and testosterone. I wonder if that explains the rumour that they make love in Montreal while
Torontonians only think about making money." So why isn't Montreal using flouride in their water?
"Other studies in China show reduced IQ in children overexposed to fluoride from drinking water. Further effects include decreased concentration,
memory loss and confusion."
chealth.canoe.ca...
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"Why I am now officially opposed to adding fluoride to drinking water (by Dr. Hardy Limeback)
Dr. Hardy Limeback, BSc, PhD, DDS
Associate Professor and Head, Preventive Dentistry
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, M5G-1G6
Fax (416) 979-4936
Tel(416) 979-4929
E-mail:hardy.limeback@utoronto.ca
www.precautionaryprinciple.ca...
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I believe I have provided enough objective evidence that shows that flouride has no purpose in our diets or bodies. I urge the Corporation of the
City of Toronto to stop fluoride in the water, as we already get enough of it from Teas, Dentists, Air Pollution, etc.
Again, I quote the paragraph from Toronto's own website:
"Fluoride is added to treated water to reduce the risk of dental cavities. Toronto Public Health advises the City about setting the fluoride target
level for treated water. And in keeping with Health Canada Guidelines, our fluoride level maximizes dental health benefits and minimizes concerns
about over exposure."
Question: How does fluoride maximize health benefits and at the same time minimize concerns over exposure? If you are worried about exposure to this
toxin enough so you can 'minimize the risk', then why is it in the water supply to begin with? Can I dump kerosene or benzene down the drain and
then claim that it's just a very small amount that minimizes exposure?
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and I await your reply to my questions.