The skyline of the city of Montreal is seen on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Montreal is poised to stop putting fluoride in the water of several communities in a move spurred by a petition from a local resident who claims he was congratulated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Montreal officials have opted to end water fluoridation in six West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The skyline of the city of Montreal. Montreal is poised to stop putting fluoride in the water of several West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a local resident who claims he was congratulated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
But mayors of the affected suburbs say they only learned of the city's plan in September, years after the department began studying the issue. They say residents weren't consulted and the process was undemocratic. Coelho, a student at Concordia University in Montreal, said he was pleased with the outcome of Thursday's council meeting. "I'm very happy," he said. "It's great, I can put my energy and time towards other things."
She said Coelho appears to be "inspired by conspiracy theories," and said many of the residents in her suburb are "furious" about the city's plan. "What's going on in the United States should not creep into decision-making in our country," she said. In its report, the water department says it costs about $100,000 a year to fluoridate the water at the two treatment plants. The city also refers to problems with the supply of fluoridation products in recent years that have led to shutdowns at the two plants and health concerns for workers handling the chemicals.
Montreal's regional public health directorate told the department in November 2023 it favours fluoridation. But the report says that health considerations are "beyond the scope of expertise of the water department."
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