Bill C-51 Status Update: June 10, 2008

Bill C-51 was debated yesterday, June 9, 2008, in Parliament for about 2 hours. It did not go to a vote. It has been recorded it and will be put up on our website so it can be viewed online.

Bill C-51 is scheduled to be debated again today, June 10, 2008, at the 10am session of the House of Commons. You can view it online by clicking here.

(If that doesn't work go to www.parl.gc.ca, click english, click webcast on the left hand side, and chose the 10am HoC sitting No. 109)

The good news though is that someone at the committee's branch of Parliament told us that currently Bill C-52 is not scheduled for committee review until after the summer. She also said the house normally resumes on September 15th and the committees

This email is a very important one as it will affect the choices of you and every other Canadian regarding their health. I respectfully request that you forward this email to your friends, family members and coworkers - we desperately need your help on getting the message out to as many Canadians as possible in a very short amount of time. At the bottom of this email are some other ideas on how you can help spread the word. Please make sure to sign this online petition (http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/billc51) when your done.

On April 8, 2008, The Canadian Health Minister,The Honourable Tony Clement, introduced Bill C-51 into the House of Commons. Bill C-51 passed its first reading on April 9th. It is now scheduled to go to second reading on May 8, 2008. ( To read up on how Bills are passed into Laws, click here)

What is Bill C-51?

Bill C-51 will amend the current Food and Drugs Act and will make consequential amendments to other acts AUTOMATICALLY. Bill C-51 will have a major impact on natural health in Canada and restrict the choices Canadian people have when it comes to their health and choice to purchase health products. Click here to view Bill C-51 on the Canadian Government's website.

Here's what Bill C-51 has the ability to do:

• Remove democratic oversight, by passing 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 our property at will, not reimburse you for you 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.

How can you help?

• Forward this email to your friends, family and coworkers (please, no unsolicited email)
• If you have a blog or personal website, add some content all about Bill C-51 and provide people with information on how they can help 
• If you have a corporate website, wither add a page about stopping Bill C-51 
• >>>Add yourself to our Bill C-51 Mailing List<<< If you want to stay up-to-date on Bill C-51, make sure to add yourself as this current mailing list you are receiving this message will not be used in the future for any Bill C-51 matters
• Contact your local MP and let them know that you are against Bill C-51 and you want them to vote against it (visit www.snipurl.com/localmp to find yours)
• Write a hand-written letter to Tony Clement stating your views about the Bill (or download a template letter that you can sign and deliver POSTAGE FREE by clicking on one of the following links:

[Letter1] [Letter2]

• Talk to your local press (newspapers, magazines, television and radio)
• Ask the leaders in your community to get involved
• SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION

You can also download some of these sample letters which we've compiled from different sites. These are linked to their sites directly. Please feel free to edit these letters if you wish. Also, remember that letters being sent to the Canadian Government are POSTAGE FREE

[Letter1] [Letter2] [Letter3] [Letter4] [Letter5]

Here's what you can do to protect your rights:

• Go to www.chfa.ca to find out even more information about Bill C-51 and download some sample letters that you can send to your local MP
• Talk to your local press
• Ask the leaders in your community to get involved
• Contact your MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly)
• Tell your Friends, Family and Neighbours and have them sign the petition

Thank you for your time and help!