Some Health Politics for our Readers
We apologize for the late announcement of this news but we should make our Canadian readers aware of the following which will affect their health in the future. We believe in nutritional supplements and the need for them. We support our health industry. We believe in an organic approach to our health. We will possibly lose this right to evaluate, to research and to think for ourselves if we do not act now. Please read the following by Chris Gupta. It concerns you and your health. Although the date has passed (we received this at quite late today), you can still act now.
The article follows:
While most Canadians rely on natural health supplements for their health, Bill 51 could give Health Canada unprecedented powers to legally remove vitamins and minerals off the shelves. This bill seems to serve the interest of the pharmaceutical industry, and prevent access to safe natural health products. While it passed first reading in Parliament, it can still be stopped as long as the public makes it known, to our politicians, that it is up to us whether we want to take vitamin C or not, and not need a prescription for it.
This bill has the potential of imposing foreign policy (CODEX) on Canadians, annulling previous policies that were put in place to protect the Canadian public and the natural health industry. This could mean for example that you will requires prescription for vitamin C at more that 100mg (ridiculously low amount).
Please read the info below, share it with as many Canadians as you can and make it known (written letters and calls are better, email is important too) to your MPs that you are not giving them a mandate to pass bill 51. Rallies are also taking place nationally, including one in Toronto this Saturday.
One good resource to learn more is NHPPA.
Email petitions can be found in web sites listed below. Please read below to learn more about this.
“THEY will make a critical decision on Thursday May 8th 2008 on whether to schedule Bill C-51 on next week’s order paper. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU KEEP UP THE PROTESTS AND WE HAVE CREATED A SPECIAL WEBSITE TO ASSIST IN THIS – go to HelpStopBillC51 and / or Health Canada Abuse and send the E-Action Protest letters immediately.”
See also: The Canadian Health Coalition poster here.
Here is the current status on Bill C-51 deliberations and Trueman’s input
A couple websites are posting some of the rally info (the following sites are not the organizers), there are ~ 3 pdf’s available to least -
Life is my Message
Inspired Life
The Big Carrot
Other rally info can be found here:
Stop C51
