Councillor Marianne Wilkinson, Councillor Allan Hubley, Councillor Diane Deans, Councillor Diane Holmes, Councillor Doug Thompson, Councillor Eli El-Chantiry, Councillor Jan Harder, Councillor Katherine Hobbs, Councillor Keith Egli, Councillor Maria McRae, Councillor Marianne Wilkinson, Councillor Mark Taylor, Councillor Mathieu Fleury, Councillor Peter Clark, Councillor Peter Hume, Councillor Rainer Bloess, Councillor Rick Chiarelli, Councillor Scott Moffatt, Councillor Shad Qadri, Councillor Steve Desroches
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Dear Councillor Wilkinson, (and each Councillor individually)

Once again I wish you and those you hold dear are all in good health.

Ottawa 's water treatment is well known to be one of the best in the world, giving drinking water of the very highest quality. However, that is before deliberately adding a highly corrosive, highly toxic hydrofluorosilicic acid (chemical formula H₂SiF₆) to it on the pretext that it is a tooth decay preventive measure. This acid is a contaminant banned by the U.S. EPA as a pollutant. It is said by the suppliers to be a pure form of the acid. That claim is highly questionable since it is known that the solution provided to our water treatment plant contains these other elemental contaminants in the final solution: fluorine (F), hydrogen fluoride (HF), lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), iodine (I), silver (Ag), plus uranium 238 (U238), barium (Ba), radon (Rn), cobalt (Co), radium (Ra), polonium (Po) and possibly others. Its only claim to purity is based on the fact that it is unaltered from the reclaiming process that produces it. However, isn't it strange that something labeled as pure can contain so many contaminants?

Why are all those contaminants in there? Because it is the result of the solution obtained from the wet scrubbing of the smoke stacks of the super-phosphate fertilizer industry after mining for phosphate, mainly in Florida. In the words of U.S. EPA scientist Dr. J. William Hirzy before the Subcommittee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Drinking Water, United States Senate, June 29, 2000: "If this stuff gets out into the air, it's a pollutant; if it gets into the river, it's a pollutant; if it gets into the lake it's a pollutant; but if it goes right into your drinking water system, it's not a pollutant. That's amazing...", but, it's more than amazing!

Somehow this contaminant is magically transformed into a health product by being sold and shipped to us in very special tanker trucks for use as an drug additive into our water supply that is supposed to prevent or reduce tooth decay. There is now mounting evidence after over 65 years of use that it does not work as claimed by its promoters and that we have been fraudulently convinced of those claims for the benefit of the bottom line of rich industrialists. However, there is more to this last statement that is beyond the scope of this email letter. There are also ethical, medical, pharmacological, financial, practical and legal issues regarding the addition of any drug to the water supply, but here again, this is beyond the scope of this email letter.

You be the judge. Do you still want to drink Ottawa tap water now, especially since it is known that fluorine, mercury, arsenic, lead and uranium 238, radium and polonium are cancer causing agents that are part of the final solution? Even in the claimed highly diluted state, these elemental substances can still wreak havoc in your body if you are the unlucky one who gets to swallow a glassful with some of them in it, or if you are unusually sensitive to these chemical elements. I mean, why take that chance now that you know? How much harm have these done to you already without your knowing, since they work in a very slow and insidious manner in small quantities? What about the rest of Ottawa's citizens? Do you care?

On the strength of this information alone, isn't it wise to ask for a moratorium on adding this wonderful, magical acid to our water supply until such time as there is proof that adding this specific acid to our water is indeed safe and effective in treating tooth decay as claimed by medical bureaucrats? To my knowledge, those two claims have yet to be supported with valid, objective and unbiased primary scientific research on the use of that specific acid for water fluoridation. Requests for such research have yet to be produced by the whole medical bureaucracy. Now that's amazing.

So I reasonably and respectfully ask the following for the good of all Ottawa residents, for you, your family and for myself and my family, please make a request for actual documentation of primary research from our Ottawa Medical Officer of Health on:

1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay
3. the adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our anatomy other than teeth, not summaries, studies, reviews, or list thereof, and that you inform me of the response.

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,
Thank you.

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; one must take it because it is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
Thank you for the attention you will give to this important subject.

Respectfully yours,

I am replying on behalf of Councillor Bloess.

Thank you for your comments. As you are a resident of Councillor Tierney’s ward, I have copied him on this email so that he may be aware of your concerns.

Good morning Mr. Hudon,

I have forwarded your information requests to our Medical Officer of Health.

When the information has been received, responses will be forwarded to you.

Regards, Carmela

Good Morning Carmela.

Thank you for the follow up response.

However, please be advised that Councillor Tierney is well aware of my concerns regarding fluoridation of my City's water supply using hydrofluorosilicic acid. Do you know what that stuff is made of? Check it out. You may not like what you find... http://ffo-olf.org/fluorideWhere.html

Every Councillor has individually received a version of this letter requesting "for the good of all Ottawa residents, for you, your family and for myself and my family, please make a request for actual documentation of primary research from our Ottawa Medical Officer of Health on:

1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay
3. the adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our anatomy other than teeth, not summaries, studies, reviews, or list thereof, and that you inform me of the response.

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,

You obviously missed the point.

Would you please now, on behalf of Councillor Bloess, forward the requested question " as is" to our esteemed Medical officer of Health, Dr. Levy

Thank you.

Thank you for taking the time and sending me your concerns regarding the fluoridation of water in Ottawa.

I do appreciate receiving your feedback as it allows us to continue improving municipal service for all residents.

Once again, I thank you for making the effort to contact me on this issue.

Please note that I have forwarded your comments to Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health for his information and consideration. 

Regards,

Hello Richard

Thank you for your email to Councillor Wilkinson and for bringing your views about the water quality.

Linda

Hello Mr. Hudon,

Thank you for your email. In September 2009, the City of Ottawa reduced the target level of fluoride in drinking water to 0.70 mg/L in response to the new level recommended by Health Canada. These changes were made under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health.

Under the direction of Isra Levy, the Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa adds fluoride to adjust the natural concentration of the water supply to the level recommended for optimal dental care. Fluoride is added to drinking water as a public health measure in accordance with provincial guidelines for drinking water and recommendations supported by the Ontario's Ministry of Health, Health Canada, the World Health Organization and American and Canadian Dental Associations.

There are two levels of fluoride monitoring in Ottawa. The fluoride level is continuously monitored at both water treatment plants using on-line analyzers. In addition, the fluoride concentration is tested throughout in the water distribution system by certified operators.

The results of the monitoring program are reviewed by Ottawa Public Health. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment suggests a concentration range of 0.50 – 0.80 mg/L with a Maximum Acceptable Concentration (MAC) of 1.50 mg/L for fluoride in drinking water. If the level exceeds 1.50 mg/L it must be investigated immediately and reported to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Medical Officer of Health.

The City of Ottawa uses Hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFS) to fluoridate drinking water. It comes in the form of a liquid solution that is delivered to the treatment plant in tanker trucks. Liquid HFS is added to drinking water during the final stage of the water treatment process. All chemicals used in water purification must be approved for application in potable water. This means that they must meet a number of product quality standards.

In September 2009, the City of Ottawa reduced the target level of fluoride in drinking water to 0.70 mg/L in response to the new level recommended by Health Canada. These changes were made under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health.

The possible effects of fluoride in drinking water is one of the most intensely researched areas of public health with several hundred recent publications. A number of recent, major reviews have been commissioned by governments around the world to examine the potential for adverse health effects related to fluoride (Australia, United Kingdom, United States, and Canada). As part of the ongoing review, the Ottawa Public Health Department has reviewed these major studies. All concluded that water fluoridation is a safe and effective method of reducing tooth decay at all stages of life.

Despite claims to the contrary, the studies confirm that there is no credible scientific evidence to suggest adverse health effects related to water fluoridation.

Water fluoridation is endorsed by reputable health organizations throughout the world including the World Health Organization and Canada's national agency, Health Canada.

The City of Ottawa maintains a concentration of 0.70 mg/L (ppm) of fluoride in the drinking water provided to the central distribution system. Occasionally the addition of fluoride is stopped for short periods during equipment maintenance and inform the Medical Officer of Health and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment of the interruption. When the interruption is finished the City resumes adding fluoride at the same level. The concentration level is not lowered or raised to make up for interruptions in supply.

Mr. Hudon, I am copying Dr. Levy in my response to you should he wish to comment further.

Sincerely,

Shad

Dear Mr. Hudon,

Thank you for emailing Councillor Deans regarding your concerns about water quality in Ottawa. Your position has been noted and will be taken into consideration as Councillor Deans continues to monitor this important issue.

Councillor Deans has asked me to forward your concerns along to your City Councillor, Tim Tierney, for his review.

Kind regards,

Friday, November 4, 2011

Councillor FirstName LastName
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Good morning Councillor LastName

May you and those you hold dear continue in good health.

In my email letter of last week, after a suitable and reasonable preamble, I asked that you request certain information of our Medical Officer of Health. Maybe I was not plain and simple enough, so I will attempt to be plain and simple now.

Be mindful that I did so because I have asked for such information numerous times from the Medical Officer of Health and it is still not forthcoming, so, I will make it plain and simple.

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,
Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with the standard statement.
Thank you.

Please then seriously attempt to obtain such information and forward to me all responses to your efforts from the Medical Officer of Health.

I have asked my own Councillor to request this same information and he remains silent on the matter, so I have decided to seek assistance from you in obtaining that information.

Thank you in advance for the time and consideration you will give this request. A personal response is respectfully requested.

Respectfully submitted,

Hi Mr. Hudon,

I've copied Councillor Tierney as I believe your residence is in his ward.  I will defer this back to him to respond as your municipal representative.

Alternatively, you can always contact Ottawa Public Health directly at healthsante@ottawa.ca to obtain the answers to your questions.

Regards,

Eli El-Chantiry
Councillor, West Carleton-March - Ward 5

Thank you for your email. I will have the Councillor review this and get back to you shortly.

Thanks, Jen

Jennifer Monk

Hello Richard- Please be advised that Councillor Chernushenko will not be able to assist you in connection with this issue. While, as previously noted, the Councillor is personally undecided on the issue of fluoridated tap water, he is relying on the expertise of City medical staff for guidance on this issue.

I'm sure you will understand that the Councillor already has a substantial number of key municipal issues that he is working on during this term of Council, and that his time and resources are finite. Therefore, he will not be able to take on the additional issue of fluoridation in Ottawa's tap water.

I understand that " Councillor Chernushenko has a substantial number of key municipal issues that he is working on" however, a simple copy and paste of my request to the MOH would have taken less than 5 minutes of that precious time and you could even simply have asked for his authorization to make that request from him. Nothing more was required other than forwarding the answer from the MOH to me once received. Just how demanding and difficult can that be?

I am not asking him to take on the issue, just to get a response from the MOH, period, end of story. Please, this IS extremely important. Answers must be obtained to the 3 questions.

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,
Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with the standard statement.

Thank you.

If no documentation is available as requested, please respond by simply stating that fact for each question.
Thank you.

Sincerely,

Hi Richard

I have forwarded your request to our Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Levy ofr his review.

Sincerely,

Dear Mr. Hudon,

I support the fluoridation of our water supply and I have no intention of entering into a public debate on the matter and I will not be asking the Medical Officer of Health the questions you ask. I would suggest that send them directly to him.

Sincerely,

Councillor Peter Hume
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Good morning Councillor Hume

I refuse to be offended by the tone of your response, and, may you and those you hold dear continue in good health.

I apologize if my request has offended you as I can "read between the lines" like most astute communicators. It also saddens me that you should support such a failed health measure without thoroughly investigating it as hundreds have done in so many municipalities across Canada and the U.S., however, that is not unexpected.

I'm not sure where you get the impression that I am asking you to enter into a public debate on the subject of water fluoridation, however, that is a good indication of the understanding that you have of the matter.

I was hoping for a more mature response from a seasoned municipal politician such as yourself, however, I appreciate the candor and brevity of your response.

I have asked for the Medical Officer of Health for answers that I seek however there seems to be some difficulty in obtaining such a response and therefore that is why I was trusting in your experience to obtain such answers. I see I am sadly mistaken.

Respectfully,

Mr. Hudon:

We have been informed that you currently have the most up-to-date response from Ottawa Public Health on this matter.

Kind regards,

Councillor Mathieu Fleury Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue W
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Good morning Councillor Fleury I once again wish that you and those you hold dear continue in good health.

I regret to inform you that you have been misinformed. The questions I have asked remain unanswered.

I am somewhat surprised that you have have not pursued a more honorable course in obtaining such answers for me, however, I accept it at face value that you have no further interest in pursuing the matter. I therefore feel obligated to inform you that this is not the case for me. Consider yourself forewarned and that they may impel you to research the subject before you find yourself out on a limb in the upcoming debates that are sure to ensue.

Respectfully,

Thank you for this. I have forwarded it to Dr. Levy for a response. It should be forthcoming.

Carol Valpy,
Constituency Manager,
Ward 3 - Barrhaven
Councillor Jan Harder
613-580-2424 ext. 30320

Good morning Councillor,

Thank you for sending this e-mail to Dr. Levy. He’s asked me to respond on his behalf. Ottawa Public Health has provided this resident with the most up-to-date information on the City's awareness of, and position on, research conducted about water fluoridation.

Jane Dare

Once again I wish you and those you hold dear are all in good health.

I apologize in advance for seeming to be such a pest on this subject, however, I feel you need to be kept informed of the lack of forthrightness from Ottawa's MOH in this matter.

I regret to inform you that I have yet to receive a proper answer to my questions. The allegation that I have been provided " with the most up-to-date information on the City's awareness of, and position on, research conducted about water fluoridation" is not a proper answer to the questions asked. This is an outrage that must be rectified.

Jane Dare's response to you is a subterfuge for replying to the three questions and constitutes a very serious case of misinformation.
The 3 questions I have repeatedly asked still remain unanswered, that is to provide me with: 1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,
Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with any standard statement.

If no documentation is available as requested, please respond by simply stating that fact for each question.
I have therefore repeated my request on November 9, 2011, for a response to my questions to Dr. Levy precisely as presented above, with a caveat that they do so without subterfuge. I have yet to receive a reply that directly answers these questions. Would it be too much to prevail upon you to request that these questions be answered.

If this is the level of truth and accuracy that we can expect from Ottawa's Medical Officer of Health, what else are you being misinformed about under their cloak of authority?

Should I continue to be answered with imprecise use of language as subterfuge for direct answers to my questions, I shall be forced to resort to an escalation to some authority that can cause my questions to be directly answered. Measures can be invoked for redress of such misinformation from public authorities, the consequences of which can be far reaching and embarrassing to all concerned. Be assured that I shall not relent until this matter is fully resolved to my satisfaction.

Sincerely,

Richard Hudon

Hello Mr. Hudon,

Thank you again for your message. As your inquiries are in reference to medical issues I am forwarding your email on to Dr. Isra Levy. I ask that Dr. Levy provide a response to your questions and that he please include me in this response.

Sincerely,

Shad

Shad Qadri
Councillor, Serving the community of Stittsville within the City of Ottawa
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
Tel: 613-580-2476; Fax: 613-580-2516
Email: Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca
Web: www.shadqadri.com
or visit www.shadqadri.com.

It is my understanding that Dr. Levy and his team at Ottawa Public Health have responded to your emails in the past and have addressed your concerns.

I would refer you to them, as the experts, to address your questions once again.

Sincerely,

Councillor Taylor is not going to ask Dr. Isra Levy for the information you requested. Councillor Taylor supports Dr. Levy's recommendation to continue fluoridating Ottawa's drinking water.

Regards,

For reply

Sent from my iPhone

Dear Mr. Hudon:

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me and I apologize for not writing back sooner.  In the future please send emails to stephen.blais@ottawa.ca (I don't see the other email address as much).

In response to your inquiry I have contacted Ottawa Public Health.

They informed me that fluoride and the possible effects of adjusting its level in drinking water is one of the most intensely researched areas of public health.

A number of recent, major reviews have been commission by governments around the world to examine the potential for adverse health effects related to fluoride. The Ottawa Public Health Department has reviewed these studies and agreed with the conclusion that water fluoridation is a safe and effective method of reducing decay at all stages of life.

In 2007, Health Canada released the Findings and Recommendations of the Fluoride Expert Panel which are accessible at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/water-eau/2008-fluoride-fluorure/index-eng.php.

The City of Ottawa follows the Health Canada recommendations to establish a level of 0.7mg/L as the optimal target concentration for fluoride in drinking water, which represents 50% or less of the total daily exposure.

Many natural water sources in the Ottawa area and some bottled waters contain higher levels of fluoride than Ottawa's drinking water.

Individuals who wish to limit their exposure to fluoride have opportunities to do so. Reverse osmosis filtration systems that further remove minerals from drinking water are readily available in the market.

Thank you again for writing me, please do not hesitate to contact me on this or any other issue.

Yours very truly,

Stephen Blais
City Councillor
Cumberland

SB/pb

Thanks for the response. I just love your answer because it gives me a chance to warn you about something.

It's unfortunate that it's not a priority for you and for so many others, because everyone you know and everyone you hold dear is having their health endangered because of the effects of the fluorine element that is part of all fluoride compounds, but most egregiously because it's in the specific hazardous and toxic product used in water fluoridation. Every time they drink, bathe or wash in Ottawa's water, they are being poisoned just a wee bit at a time. That's the trick behind diluting it as much as it is being diluted.

Fluorides are bio-accumulative, so most don't feel the impact until much later in life, but for some of us, it can act very, very quickly, from minutes to a few days.

Fail to act and you fail to protect them all, plus all of the residents of Ottawa..

Have a great day

Dear Mr. Hudon,

Thank you for emailing Councillor Deans about your inquiries about fluoride in the City's water. Councillor Deans has asked me to forward your request to appropriate staff at Ottawa Public Health and they will respond to you directly.

Kind regards,

Julie Bortolotti
Office of Councillor Diane Deans | Bureau de la conseillère Diane Deans
Gloucester-Southgate Ward | quartier Gloucester-Southgate
City of Ottawa | Ville d'Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West | 110, avenue Laurier Ouest 
T: 613-580-2480  F: 613-580-2520 www.DianeDeans.ca

Good morning Councillor,

Thank you for sending this e-mail to Dr. Levy. He’s asked me to respond on his behalf. Ottawa Public Health has provided this resident with the most up-to-date information on the City's awareness of, and position on, research conducted about water fluoridation.

Jane Dare

I apologize in advance for seeming to be such a pest on this subject, however, I feel you need to be kept informed of the lack of forthrightness from Ottawa's MOH in this matter.

I regret to inform you that I have yet to receive a proper answer to my questions. The allegation that I have been provided " with the most up-to-date information on the City's awareness of, and position on, research conducted about water fluoridation" is not a proper answer to the questions asked. This is an outrage that must be rectified.

Jane Dare's response to you is a subterfuge for replying to the three questions and constitutes a very serious case of misinformation.

The 3 questions I have repeatedly asked still remain unanswered, that is to provide me with:

1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,

Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with the standard statement.

Thank you.
If no documentation is available as requested, please respond by simply stating that fact for each question.
Thank you.

If this is the level of truth and accuracy that we can expect from Ottawa's Medical Officer of Health, what else are you being misinformed about under their cloak of authority?

Should I continue to be answered with imprecise use of language as subterfuge for direct answers to my questions, I shall be forced to resort to an escalation to some authority that can cause my questions to be directly answered. Measures can be invoked for redress of such misinformation from public authorities, the consequences of which can be far reaching and embarrassing to all concerned. Be assured that I shall not relent until this matter is fully resolved to my satisfaction.

Sincerely,

Richard Hudon

Councillor Timothy Tierney
Ward 11, Beacon Hill-Cyrville
c/o City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1

Good morning Councillor Tierney,

I once more sincerely hope that you and those you hold dear continue in good health.

Forget about the fact that money may be literally going down the drain. What I am merely seeking is justice for the weak, the vulnerable and those suffering from chemical sensitivities by eliminating a practice that is primarily harmful to them but also to the whole population that is unaware that their lives are being unknowingly, slowly, adversely affected by adding a known contaminant to an otherwise drinkable water supply.

Today, I challenge you to look into your mind and into your heart for the truth, and to seek out the evidence for yourself after reading the following: 1. is having even a tiny bit of lead, arsenic or mercury in the water acceptable, much less deliberately adding them in with a known banned EPA contaminant? 2. we first purify the water for drinking then contaminate it with hydrofluorosilicic acid and its contaminants: is this a reasonable thing to do? 3. think of babies, patients on dialysis, cancer patients, diabetics, the elderly, drinking what should be contaminant free water. See the tiny sample of data below my signature block among hundreds available on adverse health effects of ingestion of fluoride substances.

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
3. evidence of adverse health effects of using hydrofluorosilicic acid on parts of our body other than teeth,
Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with any standard statement.

If no documentation is available as requested, please respond by simply stating that fact for each question.

Thank you.

Please insure that if you ask a subordinate to respond that they only respond to the question. It's time for a clear and correct answer in keeping with the simplicity of the request.

I trust you will treat this request with the utmost consideration it deserves.

Respectfully yours,

Richard Hudon 1385 Matheson Rd Ottawa, K1J 8B5 613-747-715 - text: 613-852-8692 P.S. Dr. Levy and all of his assistants have already received an exact duplicate of this same letter.

Thank you for your email.

I will forward this onto Ottawa Public Health for their information.

Take care.

I am deeply offended by this most ill advised, empty response. It does not answer my questions whatsoever, and I know from experience that my questions will not be answered by OPH.

Could you please inform me as to why you intimate that Councillor Tierney will not attempt to personally obtain the answers to my questions.

Thank you in advance for the attention you will bring to this matter.

Respectfully

First, like I have mentioned before, I do actually read all of your emails.

That being said, when it comes to matters of health I am no expert and defer to the city of Ottawa's top medically trained doctor.

Remember, I took the time to attend a conference you held at St.Laurent complex last year and as much as there was interesting data it was very clear there is was direct attack on city councillors.

Last, based on the volume of the similar requests we receive from you, and the fact this latest email was sent to all councillors in the form of a form letter there was now reason to believe that you were looking for individual opinion.

I do how ever appreciate your support on the other issues I notice you have supported me on, and will continue you to research more but will still continue to defer to the city officer of health.

Tim

Please accept my sincere wish for your continued good health and that of those you hold dear.

Thank you Tim for the encouragement of continued research, and for admitting to reading my communications, however, I can not express enough my dismay at your response to my last and previous requests for answers to questions from the Medical Officer of Health on my behalf.

Tim, I am not seeking health information, but answers to questions that you should be able to ask, questions that require no expertise or medical training on your part. I apologize, Tim, if I appear to be so intransigent in my request, however, it is vital to the matter at hand that I at least get an answer to my questions.

Please Tim, once again, directly ask the Medical Officer of Health to respond to these two questions exactly as I set them below:

Please supply me with actual documentation of valid, objective and unbiased primary research, not summaries, studies, reviews, or lists, on:
1. the safety of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as a fluoridation product in our municipal tap water,
2. the effectiveness of using hydrofluorosilicic acid in reducing tooth decay,
Please respond directly to the questions; do not reply with any standard statement.

If no documentation is available as requested, please respond by simply stating that fact for each question.

Thank you.

Moving on.

Yes Tim, I remember that you took the time to attend that conference on January 27, 2011. I am deeply sorry that you continue to take offense at the presentations, however, as I reviewed the content of that presentation once again, which was recorded at my request, Gilles Parent simply placed the responsibility for redress of the situation on fluoridation squarely on whomever of any current Councillors are in place that can bring such redress. That's not an attack on Councillors, Tim. It's an assigning of responsibility where it belongs. Is redress of a wrong by those responsible, Councillors, too much to ask, Tim? What is so fearsome about doing that? Is it too much of a responsibility, Tim? Yet the responsibility is yours, Tim, as it is to every other Councillor of Ottawa.

I can understand that the information presented is extremely shocking and unsettling, especially for a new, impressionable Councillor as you were at that time. However, that you continue to view this as a direct attack on Councillors is not consistent with the manner or the tenure of the presentation. You can view that whole recording here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnhIO2VL9HA for confirmation of my assessment of what was said. You don't have to view it all at once, seeing how long it is. As a Councillor, you do have a responsibility to make right that which is wrong, as it it is so for all Councillors. If you do not see fluoridation as a wrong after being at that presentation, and reviewing it from that video, then I'm sorry to say that you are burying your head in the sand and do not wish to face the reality of the situation.

I think you will get a different impression of what was said when you have taken the time to view the full video. The information is very scary and very damning, I agree, but, it is not an attack or an indictment on current Councillors, but a placing of responsibility where it belongs. I will be blunt here Tim: get a grip, get over it, don't be childish about this: so what if it was an attack on Councillors, which it was not, move on: look at the information: do some of your own research. You don't have to be a medical doctor or a scientist to understand the fluoridation issue, just do some reading, stop hiding behind deferring to the health office like other lesser men and women than you, see for yourself that there is a lot of research that contradicts that which our medical authorities insist on propagating against all reasonable data now available on the subject.

As much as I want to believe that our Medical Officer of Health is doing a fine job in areas of health, the whole medical apparatus is totally ignorant of the impact of fluoride substances on human health. That is the very reason why they can not come to grips with the fact that fluoride substances are carcinogenic and neurotoxic: cause cancer and brain damage. You don't need too much education to understand that statement, do you? Sad as it is to say, Tim, you can not trust them on fluoridation.

As a final note, Lake Cowichan and Williams Lake in BC on Novemer 21, 2011, voted out fluoridation, that's makes 11 Canadian communities since October 2010, and 44 since 1990. Those Councillors took their responsibilities seriously, as have Lakeshore and Waterloo, Ontario, Churchill, Manitoba, Calgary, Slave Lake, Flin Flon and Taber Alberta, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and Verchères, Québec. So, why not Ottawa, Tim, why not Ottawa?

Please Tim, ask for an answer to my questions, in the manner requested by me, not by way of forwarding this request to you. To not do so will be very costly one day, more than you can imagine, because I will not relent, I am that Pitt bull that will not let go until this situation is fully resolved to my satisfaction. The movement for termination of fluoridation is shortly going to be overwhelming. I strongly recommend to you, Tim, that you get ahead of the wave and start seriously considering how to help get this problem resolved. People's health and well being are at stake, and as more and more people become aware of the horrors of fluoridation, mark my word Tim, it will end. Be part of the change, not part of the problem.

Please Tim, ask those two questions.

God bless you, Tim.