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First Bill C-51 & C-52, Then C-6 and NOW Bill C-36

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:54:18 +0000

The Canada Consumer Protection Act is back with a new name. On Wednesday, June 9th, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq introduced Bill C-36, replacing the defeated Bill C-6. Bill C-36 is a proposed “modernization” of the Consumer Protection Act which will give government inspectors and agents more powers and consequently remove rights and freedoms from individual Canadians.

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.

018 | Health Empowerment News – Dr. Abram Hoffer and Vitamin Safety

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:12:00 +0000

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Health Empowerment News with Croft Woodruff – Episode 18

“Dr. Abram Hoffer”

This week, Croft and Andrew talk about the safety of nutritional supplements and the work of Dr. Abram Hoffer. We have a special guest in the studio with us this week, Jason, a former patient of Dr. Hoffer. He tells his story about orthomolecular therapies and how they have helped him.

Disclaimer: The information presented on this website and in this episode is not intended to serve as medical advice or as a replacement for the involvement of a licensed medical practitioner in personal treatment decisions.

Show Notes:

In this video Dr. Hoffer shows us his personal arsenal of daily nutritional supplements.

Croft recommended a book during this episode:

Mental and Elemental Nutrients by Carl C. Pheffier
Mental and Elemental Nutrients: A Physician’s Guide to Nutrition and Health Care

Health Action Network Society (HANS)

HANS (Health Action Network Society) is a charitable natural health resource. HANS provides information on preventive medicine and natural therapeutics through our website, a reference library, Health Action magazine, the HANS e-News, and regular educational and networking events. Our members are like-minded people of all backgrounds, lay and professional, who share an interest in a natural approach to health care.

Our two key strategies to achieve our mission and vision are:

1. To provide health information (radio program, library, website, newsletter, educational seminars, answering enquiries, events and workshops) to individuals so they can make an informed choice.
2. Spearhead health issues important to the individual, guided with careful research and public relations campaigns to enable change at the regulatory level.

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Charter of Health Freedom Petition – signatures needed!

Andrew McGivern — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:34:55 +0000

The proposed Charter of Health Freedom was announced on September 10th, 2008. This legislation will allow natural health and alternative medicine to have it’s rightful place in Canada and allow Canadians to have freedom of Choice in Health Care.

The Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA) announced that as of Friday, July 24th, 2009 they have 32 155 petition signatures. This number needs to increase dramatically. The natural health community needs to stand up and be heard. Anybody who has used and benefited from natural health products and / or alternative medicine encourage everyone in their circle of influence to sign the petition.

To sign the petition follow this link:

The Charter of Health Freedom Petition

Download the petition and send the original copy to the NHPPA.

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Bill C-6 passes third reading in the House of Commons

Andrew McGivern — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:43:18 +0000

Foods are NOT Drugs started as a podcast in response to the Conservative Government of Canada proposing changes to the Food and Drug Act. This Bill (Bill C-51) proposed a number of alarming changes to the system which represented a move away from the “rule of law” and shifting power away from the courts to the government bureaucracy.

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:

Harmonization with foreign nations without parlimentary approval, sharing of confidential information

Changing the definition of the term “sell” to include more than financial transaction

Increasing the penalties to such an extent that they can destroy a company… 500 to 1000 fold increase over current penalties

Unprecendented power given to inspectors

Requirement of Health Canada Approval for all clinical trials involving therapeutic products

Increase powers to inspectors to enter private property, and seize products, equipment and documents for any length of time at the owners expense

Requirements on where to store documents, including computer files and websites

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.