Dottie:
from
Deaths from HIV/AIDS - WrongDiagnosis.com
# 93 deaths in Canada 2003 (HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report, Health Canada, 2003)
# 13,010 deaths in Canada 1980-2003 (HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report, Health Canada, 2003)
# 12,080 male deaths in Canada 1980-2003 (HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report, Health Canada, 2003)
# 926 female deaths in Canada 1980-2003 (HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report, Health Canada, 2003)
92.9% of deaths occur in men in Canada 1980-2003 (HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report, Health Canada, 2003)
The link with homosexuality is generally accepted at least in North America. Look at the stats. 93% of Canadian deaths are male! Are all these from contaminated needles? I realize that the numbers worldwide are quite different, but we are talking about Canada here and what Canadians expect from their government.
from
The Drive To Survive: Reducing Road Deaths in Canada - Life and Society - CBC Archives
"Over the past 50 years nearly 200,000 Canadians have died in traffic accidents; more than those killed in both world wars combined. In addition, despite vast safety measures automobile accidents continue to be a major cause of death of younger Canadians."
From
Gov't released auto death data - Aug. 1, 2005
in the US "Over half -- 55 percent -- of those killed in vehicle crashes were not wearing safety belts"
Equating prophylaxis either in sex or by wearing a seat belt is not beyond belief. On the contrary, I think its very comparable. In my mind automobiles are more dangerous than AIDS and deaths can be avoided by wearing your safety belt just as wearing a condom can help protect you against HIV infection.
It seems to me that AIDS is not a major health issue in Canada anyway, so why have the conference there in the first place. If you want to highlight the problem. It should have been in Africa where the problem is greatest.
I wholeheartedly agree with Dragon Wench that AIDS should be treated as a particularly virulent disease and not as a political platform.