Quote Originally Posted by cbridges
Absolutey. It's not my intention to do anything but. I guess I'm just trying to determine if this is, in fact, the situation in the U.S., and, more importantly, the situation in Canada. As well, legality is legality, but it would be interesting if Canadian standards are actually in contradiction to the revised (2005) American standards, particularly if it has more potential harm than good to homerun the bonding grid back to the panel.
There are situations where the ground could potentially make the setup more sensitive to stray voltage, but it really wouldn't be a safety risk. Unfortunately, there is not universal agreement on what is best.