Traffic deaths killed almost 3,000 in Canada 2005, but stats didn’t get much coverage

The most recent traffic study should have provoked media debate in Ottawa. How can thousands of Canadians die violently without drawing the attention of reporters and Parliamentarians to the issue of road safety?

A riddle: What inflicts more Canadian casualties than AIDS, bird flu, industrial accidents and war in Afghanistan combined–yet isn't news?

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