Post by Dean Robinson on May 9, 2008 13:41:43 GMT -5
OMG people we have to stop this madness . A new law being pushed in Canada by Big Pharma seeks to outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada, even while criminalizing parents who give herbs or supplements to their children. The law, known as C-51, was introduced by the Canadian Minister of Health on April 8th, 2008, and it proposes sweeping changes to Canada's Food and Drugs Act that could have devastating consequences on the health products industry.
Among the changes proposed by the bill are radical alterations to key terminology, including replacing the word "drug" with "therapeutic product" throughout the Act, thereby giving the Canadian government broad-reaching powers to regulate the sale of all herbs, vitamins, supplements and other items. With this single language change, anything that is "therapeutic" automatically falls under the Food and Drug Act. This would include bottled water, blueberries, dandelion greens and essentially all plant-derived substances.
The Act also changes the definition of the word "sell" to include anyone who gives such therapeutic products to someone else. So a mother giving an herb to her child, under the proposed new language, could be arrested for engaging in the sale of unregulated, unapproved "therapeutic substances." Learn about more of these freedom-squashing changes to the law at the Stop51.com website: www.stopc51.com.At the same time that C-51 is outlawing herbs, supplements and vitamins, it would grant alarming new "enforcement" powers to the thug enforcement agents who claim to be "protecting" the public from dangerous unapproved "therapeutic agents" like, say, dandelion greens. As explained on the www.Educate-Yourself.org website (http://educate-yourself.org/cn/canadianC-51bill27apr08.shtml), the C-51 law would allow the Canadian government's thug enforcement agents to:
• Raid your business without a warrant
• Seize your bank accounts
• Levy fines up to $5 million and a jail terms up to 2 years for merely selling an herb
• Confiscate your property, then charge you storage fees for the expense involved in storing all the products they stole from you
C-51 would even criminalize the simple drying of herbs in your kitchen to be used in an herbal product, by the way. That would now be categorized as a "controlled activity," and anyone caught engaging in such "controlled activities" would be arrested, fined and potentially jailed. Other "controlled activities" include labeling bottles, harvesting plants on a farm, collecting herbs from your back yard, or even testing herbal products on yourself! (Yes, virtually every activity involving herbs or supplements would be criminalized...)
There's more, too. C-51 is the Canadian government's "final solution" for the health products industry. It's a desperate effort to destroy this industry that's threatening the profits and viability of conventional medicine. Natural medicine works so well -- and is becoming so widely used -- that both the Canadian and American governments have decided to "nuke" the industries by passing new laws that effectively criminalize anyone selling such products. They simply cannot tolerate allowing consumers to have continued access to natural products. To do so will ultimately spell the destruction of Big Pharma and the outdated, corrupt and criminally-operated pharmaceutical industry that these criminally-operated governments are trying to protect.Learn about more of these freedom-squashing changes to the law at the Stop51.com website: www.stopc51.com
Anyone with a desire to contribute to this effort is welcome and encouraged to help!
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Track the progress of the legislation here: www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO/index.asp?Language=E&Chamber=N&StartList=A&EndList=Z&Session=15&Type=0&Scope=I&query=5420&List=stat
There are presently many stages left before it becomes law, and each of these is an opportunity to raise our voice in opposition.
A vote on the second reading is scheduled in Parliament for May 8th 2008
Links to C-51 Media Coverage are here:
www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=12580615687&topic=3637 . Efforts in the "real world" such as calling or writing your MP are generally going to be more effective than online actions such as cyber-petitions and emailing your MP .
Here's how to find your Member of Parliament:
www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
Tony Clement's personal phone number at work is 613-957-0200
Having said all of that, an online petition has been set up at: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/StopC51
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*** RALLY ORGANIZERS NEEDED ***
If you would like to help coordinate a rally for your area, please call Celeste-Star or Brad at 1-888-878-3467. They will include all of your rally information on stopc51.com and in the fliers and emails that are being sent to 100s of thousands of people across North America.
They are maintaining a list of rallies and I am keeping it synchronized below.
www.stopc51.com/c51/find_rally.asp
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*** Rally Locations, Dates & Times ***
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Alberta
Calgary Federal Court Rally Information
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16366603218
Where: 635 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Federal Court - Google Map Link: tinyurl.com/3f237z
When: Friday May 9th 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Edmonton rally:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16513353775
When: Saturday May 10th at NOON
Where: Outside the Strathcona farmer's market. (Gazebo Park - 103 st. and 84 ave.)
Lethbridge, AB Rally
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25592629488&ref=mf
When: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: West Side of Henderson Park, in front of Japanese Gardens
BC
Penticton
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12803618251
Where: 301 Main St. (In front of Stockwell Day's office)
When: May 9th, 2008 ~ 11:00am
Vancouver
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12093114356&ref=mf
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:00am - 11:00pm
Where: Robson Square
Williams Lake
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16275992692&ref=mf
Where: 450 Mart St. (In front of City Hall)
When: May 10th, 2008 ~ 11:00am
Ontario
Toronto
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17443789523
When: May 10, 2008 - Gather 10:30 AM start 11:00 AM
Where: Queen's Park (South Side)
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Among the changes proposed by the bill are radical alterations to key terminology, including replacing the word "drug" with "therapeutic product" throughout the Act, thereby giving the Canadian government broad-reaching powers to regulate the sale of all herbs, vitamins, supplements and other items. With this single language change, anything that is "therapeutic" automatically falls under the Food and Drug Act. This would include bottled water, blueberries, dandelion greens and essentially all plant-derived substances.
The Act also changes the definition of the word "sell" to include anyone who gives such therapeutic products to someone else. So a mother giving an herb to her child, under the proposed new language, could be arrested for engaging in the sale of unregulated, unapproved "therapeutic substances." Learn about more of these freedom-squashing changes to the law at the Stop51.com website: www.stopc51.com.At the same time that C-51 is outlawing herbs, supplements and vitamins, it would grant alarming new "enforcement" powers to the thug enforcement agents who claim to be "protecting" the public from dangerous unapproved "therapeutic agents" like, say, dandelion greens. As explained on the www.Educate-Yourself.org website (http://educate-yourself.org/cn/canadianC-51bill27apr08.shtml), the C-51 law would allow the Canadian government's thug enforcement agents to:
• Raid your business without a warrant
• Seize your bank accounts
• Levy fines up to $5 million and a jail terms up to 2 years for merely selling an herb
• Confiscate your property, then charge you storage fees for the expense involved in storing all the products they stole from you
C-51 would even criminalize the simple drying of herbs in your kitchen to be used in an herbal product, by the way. That would now be categorized as a "controlled activity," and anyone caught engaging in such "controlled activities" would be arrested, fined and potentially jailed. Other "controlled activities" include labeling bottles, harvesting plants on a farm, collecting herbs from your back yard, or even testing herbal products on yourself! (Yes, virtually every activity involving herbs or supplements would be criminalized...)
There's more, too. C-51 is the Canadian government's "final solution" for the health products industry. It's a desperate effort to destroy this industry that's threatening the profits and viability of conventional medicine. Natural medicine works so well -- and is becoming so widely used -- that both the Canadian and American governments have decided to "nuke" the industries by passing new laws that effectively criminalize anyone selling such products. They simply cannot tolerate allowing consumers to have continued access to natural products. To do so will ultimately spell the destruction of Big Pharma and the outdated, corrupt and criminally-operated pharmaceutical industry that these criminally-operated governments are trying to protect.Learn about more of these freedom-squashing changes to the law at the Stop51.com website: www.stopc51.com
Anyone with a desire to contribute to this effort is welcome and encouraged to help!
---
Track the progress of the legislation here: www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO/index.asp?Language=E&Chamber=N&StartList=A&EndList=Z&Session=15&Type=0&Scope=I&query=5420&List=stat
There are presently many stages left before it becomes law, and each of these is an opportunity to raise our voice in opposition.
A vote on the second reading is scheduled in Parliament for May 8th 2008
Links to C-51 Media Coverage are here:
www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=12580615687&topic=3637 . Efforts in the "real world" such as calling or writing your MP are generally going to be more effective than online actions such as cyber-petitions and emailing your MP .
Here's how to find your Member of Parliament:
www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
Tony Clement's personal phone number at work is 613-957-0200
Having said all of that, an online petition has been set up at: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/StopC51
---
*** RALLY ORGANIZERS NEEDED ***
If you would like to help coordinate a rally for your area, please call Celeste-Star or Brad at 1-888-878-3467. They will include all of your rally information on stopc51.com and in the fliers and emails that are being sent to 100s of thousands of people across North America.
They are maintaining a list of rallies and I am keeping it synchronized below.
www.stopc51.com/c51/find_rally.asp
---
*** Rally Locations, Dates & Times ***
---
Alberta
Calgary Federal Court Rally Information
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16366603218
Where: 635 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Federal Court - Google Map Link: tinyurl.com/3f237z
When: Friday May 9th 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Edmonton rally:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16513353775
When: Saturday May 10th at NOON
Where: Outside the Strathcona farmer's market. (Gazebo Park - 103 st. and 84 ave.)
Lethbridge, AB Rally
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25592629488&ref=mf
When: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: West Side of Henderson Park, in front of Japanese Gardens
BC
Penticton
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12803618251
Where: 301 Main St. (In front of Stockwell Day's office)
When: May 9th, 2008 ~ 11:00am
Vancouver
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12093114356&ref=mf
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:00am - 11:00pm
Where: Robson Square
Williams Lake
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16275992692&ref=mf
Where: 450 Mart St. (In front of City Hall)
When: May 10th, 2008 ~ 11:00am
Ontario
Toronto
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17443789523
When: May 10, 2008 - Gather 10:30 AM start 11:00 AM
Where: Queen's Park (South Side)
The Richard Syrett Show | CFRB
www.cfrb.com/shows/5013...
One night, back in the late eighties, Richard was bored and restless. He casually flipped on the TV and had one of those rare life-defining moments. The late-movie playing was Network, an over-the-top ...
Share
www.stopc51.com.At
www.stopc51.com.At . We must stop all this nazi shit people .Stop the SPP / Bill C-51 / NAU / New World Order / etc