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Ghost 
Modern studs do way less damage than the older ones did. Let's talk about reducing damage to human life and property by using better tires. (see the links above). With all the fuel taxes I've paid over the years, I'm entitled to damage some pavement! (our government doesn't spend the fuel tax on road upkeep!).
PS Anybody got a link to a good on-line Swedish - English translator?
The Ontario laws are based on reports and studies done in the 1960's. Tire, stud, and road technology have come a long way, but the politicians have their head stuck you know where.
That being said, for my driving, studs are a bit overkill anyways and there are many tires that are very good anyways. My experience has been:
Goodyear Alpins (Honda Civic) - Junk, poor traction, insane whistling in wet weather
Goodyear Artic Alpins (Honda Civic, Chrysler Intrepid) - same as the old Alpins
Goodyear Triple Tred (Honda Civic) - all season crap, absolutely useless in winter
Toyo Garit HT (Subaru Impreza, and WRX) - awesome tires, fantastic grip, low noise, good wear
Nokian RSi (Subaru Legacy) - awesome tires, fantastic grip, low noise, good wear, big $$
Hankook w300 (Subaru Legacy) - replaced the RSi's after pothole incident at end of season so ??
This year my wife traded the Civic for an Audi A4 and I will likely put a set of Hankook iPike 409's on it. They look identical to the Nokian RSi's but at half the cost.