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Pirie (1927), in a presentation to the Canadian Society for the Study of Diseases of Children, described [[circumcision ]] as "very common".<ref name="pirie1927">{{REFjournal
|last=Pirie
|first=George R.
Bruce Peter Reimer, later known as [[David Reimer]], was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 22 August 1965. His penis was destroyed in an accident during medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.
Patel (1966) reported his findings on neonatal [[circumcision]] in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Patel reported a [[complication ]] rate of 55 percent experienced in a series of 100 consecutive male infant circumcisions. He also reported on the incidence of circumcision at [http://www.kingstonhsc.ca/ Kingston General Hospital] in Kingston, Ontario. Patel reported an incidence of [[circumcision ]] of 48 percent. This is for one hospital in Kingston, ON but has been widely and falsely cited as the rate for all Canada.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Patel
|first=Hawa
}}</ref>
Canada, like other English-speaking nations, formerly [[circumcised ]] many of its boys, with circumcision rates in the 40 to 70 percent range in the 1960s.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Wirth
|first=John L.
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LeBourdais (1995) declared that male [[circumcision ]] is "clearly can no longer be regarded as routine procedure."<ref name="lebourdais1995">{{REFjournal
|last=LeBourdais
|first=Eleanor
Dr. [[Arif Bhimji]] (2000) applied international [[human rights]] law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the practice of non-therapeutic child circumcision. He concluded:
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Circumcision of male infants is a clear violation of the rights guaranteed to all persons by the [https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]. Furthermore, the practice contravenes [[human rights]] legislation on provincial and international levels.<ref name="bhimji2000">{{REFjournal
|last=Bhimji
|first=Arif