If you have been following the past incarnations of Bill C-36 you know what I’m talking about. Bill C-51 and C-52 contained language and provisions that were very disturbing and allowed for actions to be taken against individuals without legal recourse and without regard to “the rule of law”.

The Stop Bill C-51 movement received mainstream media attention and demonstrated to the Conservative Government that a significant number of Canadians are not in favour of this type of draconian legislation in Canada.

Constitutional lawyer Shawn Buckley has authored discussion papers on Bill C-51, C-52 and Bill C-6 which can be found at the Natural Health Product Protection Association’s website. Shawn Buckley is currently reviewing the newly tabled Bill C-36 and will present his analysis soon.

So far we have been lucky. Bill C51 and C52 were killed when the election was called. Bill C6 was stopped by the Senate and sent back to the House of Commons for amendment. Thanks to the hard work of Canadian Health Freedom Fighters and others who value freedom of choice and individual rights, the Senate heard loud and clear that this type of legislation is unacceptable. It also helped that we had a Liberal Senate while Bill C6 was under review in the Senate. This is not the case now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stacked the Senate by appointing more Conservative Senators. With a Conservative Majority it will be very difficult to fight Bill C36 in the Senate. The battle will have to be won in the House of Commons.

Click here to read Bill C-36

We should learn from the Fight the HST Campaign which is a very well organized and effective campaign to stop the HST in British Columbia. Bill C-36 can be defeated if enough people let the government know that they don’t support this type of regulation.

The Natural Health Products Protection Association are not merely fighting against these regulations they are promoting a better alternative. One which is balanced and respects the rights of individual freedom of choice. One which recognizes the need for effective regulation but does so within the rule of law. The Charter of Health Freedom is the legislation that will protect consumers and individual freedom of choice in health care.

http://www.foodsarenotdrugs.com/uncategorized/stop-bill-c-6-made-easy.php

Check out this site:

http://www.faxthegovernment.ca

It lets you send emails and web-faxes about Bill C-6 right from the website, to the desk of the Senators who are currently reviewing this draconian legislation. The site makes it so simple to fax or email (in about 3 minutes, with a selection of pre-written templates to choose from). Several Senators are in the debates fighting for the Canadian people, but they truly need our support. We don’t have much time to have our voices heard.

If you don’t know about Bill C-6 then listen to the latest Health Empowerment News Podcast by clicking here!

Bill C-51

Bill C51 (Click Here to read the entire bill)
NHPPA Draft Discussion paper on Bill C-51 (prepared by constitutional lawyer, Shawn Buckley)

Bill C51 (Click Here to read the NHPPA Discussion Paper by Shawn Buckley)

The bill had the following implications:

Bill C-51 had a sister Bill… Bill C-52 which was an amendment to the Consumer Protection Act. This bill had the same draconian measures as bill C-51.

Bill C-52:

Bill C52 (Click Here to read the entire Bill)

NHPPA Draft discussion paper on Bill C-52

Bill C52 (Click Here to read the NHPPA Discussion Paper by Shawn Buckley)

Summary of Bill C-52

• Abolishes the law of trespass allowing the State access onto private property without legal recourse
• Allows seizure of property without a court order, without reporting seizure to a court, for unlimited period of time
• Allows state control over the movement of private property without a court order and without a safety concern
• Search and seizure powers in Bill C-52 are probably in violation of section 8 of the charter of rights and freedoms to be free from unreasonable search and seizure

Fortunately, the Bills died when parliment was dissolved for the Federal Election.

Now, Bill C-52′s replacement is Bill C-6 (which passed third reading in the House of Commons on June 12th, 2009) has similar problems.

Bill C-6

Bill C6 (Click Here to read Bill C-6)

NHPPA Draft Discussion Paper on Bill C-6

Bill C6 (Click Here to read the NHPPA Draft Discussion Paper on Bill C-6)

Bill C-6 has many of the same provisions that made C-51 and C-52 dangerous.

• Bill C-6 can be easily amended to include Natural Health Products without parliamentary approval
• Bill C-6 abolishes the law of trespass
• Bill C-6 gives inspectors unprecedented power

• Please read the NHPPA discussion paper to learn more about the dangers of Bill C-6.

Shawn Buckley, president of the Natural Health Products Protection Association, talks about how Bill C-6 and similar legislation is restricting our freedoms:

The solution is to restore balance to health care in Canada. Allow Canadians to have freedom of choice in how they treat illness in their own bodies.




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