Hi Everyone,
In case you haven’t already heard, the Canadian Minister of Health has recently introduced BillC-51into the House of Commons. This Bill proposes significant changes to the current Food and Drugs Act that will have wide-ranging negative implications for all Canadians. This bill has already passed second reading. It appears that our Government is trying to fast tract this bill before anyone has a chance to challenge it. Bills normally take months to pass not weeks.
BillC-51 will:
- Remove democratic oversight, bypassing elected officials to vote in laws and allow bureaucrats to adopt laws from other countries without our consent.
- Remove 60-70% of all Natural Health Products from Canadian stores. Many others will be available by prescription only.
- Restrict research and development of safe and natural alternatives in favour of high risk drugs.
- Punish Canadians with little or no opportunity for protection or recourse for simply speaking about or giving a natural product without the approval of government. More than 70% of people in Canada use a Natural Health Product. The new law goes so far as to warrant action against a person who would give another person an “unapproved” amount of garlic on the recommendation that it would improve that person’s health.
- Allow inspectors to enter private property without consent, take your property at their discretion, dispose of your property at will, not reimburse you for your losses, seize your bank accounts, charge owners shipping and storage charges for seized property, be empowered to store your property indefinitely, and levy fines up to $5,000,000 and/or 2 years in jail per incident.
Bill-C51 is an important Bill that we don’t want to see being passed. It will affect every Canadian’s right to health through the regulation of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements.
Here is the online petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/billc51
Below are a few websites posting rally info:
http://www.lifeismymessage.com/billc51
http://www.inspiredlife.ca/stop_bill_c-51
http://www.thebigcarrot.ca
Other rally info can be found here:
http://www.stopc51.com/c51/find_rally.asp
It is crucial that we get involved and take action ASAP to protect our rights. Every voice matters in this matter. If the Bill is passed, it will affect our health and our family’s health directly. Please take action today!
Write your local MP (visit www.snipurl.com/localmp to find yours); sign the petition; talk to the local press; forward the website to friends, family, coworkers, health practitioner, natural food stores; download a flyer (www.inspiredlife.ca), print it off and hand it out to everyone.
