Foreskin press coverage in Canada

The Association for Genital Integrity statistics (available at http://tinyurl.com/m4nx3) caught the attention of the Canadian media last month, inspiring headline writers across the country to dust off a few of their favourite circumcision puns. Click on links for article images.

Rates of circumcision slashed in past 30 years
Circumcisions in Canada are on the way out
The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec; March 23, 2006, p. A13
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Circumcision loses favour with Canadian parents
Benefits of procedure being questioned
Star Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; March 23, 2006, p. B6
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Circumcision rates on the decline
Circumcisions in Canada have come under the knife
Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan; March 23, 2006, p. B2
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Fewer baby boys under the knife
Sharp cut in circumcision trend
Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario; March 23, 2006, p. 14

Fewer boys are being circumcised in Canada
Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta; March 23, 2006, p. A16
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Circumcision cutback
Circumcisions in Canada have come under the knife
Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, B.C.; March 23, 2006, p. C6

N.S. circumcisions continue to drop
Province has second-lowest rate in the country
Daily News. Halifax, Nova Scotia; March 25, 2006, p. 4
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Circumcisions down according to statistics
Baby boys in Nova Scotia among least likely to be circumcised
Cape Breton Post. Sydney, Nova Scotia; March 25, 2006, p. A7

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
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Circumcision statistics have aroused notice in Canada on previous occasions. One year ago, reports of an exceptionally high circumcision rate in Windsor, Ont. caused a commotion in the local medical community:

Circumcisions spark debate
Local rate four times national average
MD says doctors may be in it for the money
Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario; March 19, 2005, front page
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In 2002, the medical licensing authority in Saskatchewan advised doctors to stop doing newborn circumcisions, citing an excessive circumcision rate (27.6 percent) in the province:

Saskatchewan college wants circumcision rates reduced
MDs should know they can refuse to perform procedure
Medical Post. Toronto, Ontario; Vol. 38, No. 11 (March 19, 2002)
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In the ensuing fiscal year, the Saskatchewan circumcision rate tumbled to 16.7 percent.