Downhill from Here

Wow! When I recently heard on the news that several Ontario communities have outlawed tobogganing on municipal hills, and that many more are considering it, I thought now we’ve gone too far. For years I’ve known that we’re growing ever more protective (read lawsuit-conscious) and are covering our tails to avoid litigation. But this is too much. Tobogganing is as Canadian as hockey, and I don’t hear anyone talking about outlawing hockey just because kids get injured playing it. I think it’s time we reconsider what the heck we’re doing to our kids, and to our Canadian way of life.

See Downhill from Here in the Ramblings section of this blog.

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