Canadan Bill C-420; victory for dietary supplements
From: "Saul Pressman"
Date: Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:11 pm
Subject: Canada bucks the pharmaceuticals
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Oct 22, 2003 will go down in the annals of world history. The day that
Canada spoke out and altered history forever...
Yesterday Bill C-420 (A bill to amend the Canadian Food and Drugs Act)
was voted on in the House of Commons. Voting the controversial bill
through were 124 Members of Parliament, against the opposing side of 85.
The bill was fostered and promoted by Dr. James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni).
Dr. Lunney has worked tirelessly to move the bill through the house, even
under great opposition. He has proved that one courageous man can make a
difference affecting the whole world.
The parliamentarians carried the bill saying:
1) That dietary supplements, botanicals, herbs, and other natural health
products are not drugs, but rather are foods.
2) That the Sec 3(1) and 3(2) and Schedule "A" are to be repealed. These
sections prohibit claims from being made on dietary supplements and the like.
Many of the Members of the House voted across party lines to carry the bill.
While many nations are moving under pharma pressure to restrict the use of dietary
supplements and herbs, Canada is now moving in the opposite direction. The
regulator in Canada (Health Canada) has resisted change and is now under extreme
pressure because of multiple law suits that have been filed against it and some of
its employees.These law suits challenge Health Canada's draconian actions.
Support for the bill was provided by a number of groups, the Red Umbrellas
being one.
This is a group of individual ladies that had been previously diagnosed with
depression, bipolar or some other mental disorder but have overcome their disorders
through the use of a dietary supplement called EMPowerplus. www.truehope.com
They have been ignored by Health Canada and by the Minister of Health Anne
Mclellan. Health Canada has attempted to block the importation of EMPowerplus and has
interfered with valuable research which was taking place at the University
of Calgary with
patients suffering from bipolar disorder. Many of the voting M.P.s were seen
to be wearing
Red Umbrella pins at the time of the house vote.
Providing support to the bill as well were the Friends of Freedom
http://www.friendsoffreedom.org
To date over 100,000 petition names were delivered to Parliament to protest
the actions of
Health Canada and support the "Foods are not Drugs" movement. This is only
the beginning
of a new day in Canada.
More support is needed to build a movement that the whole world will look
to. Many
thanks to Dr. James Lunney and others who gave their support.
Regards,
Anthony StephanTruehope
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