On April 8, 2008, the Minister of Health in Canada introduced Bill C-51 into the House of Commons. This Bill proposes significant changes to the current Food and Drugs Act that would remove critical checks and balances from Health Canada and endanger your Constitutional rights to “life, liberty, and security of person” (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7).

Bill C-51 will:

• Remove democratic oversight, bypassing elected officials to vote in laws and allow bureaucrats to adopt laws from other countries without our consent.
• Remove 70% of Natural Health Products from Canadians and many others will be available by prescription only.
• Restrict research and development of safe natural alternatives in favor of high-risk synthetic 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 persons health.

Proposed New Enforcement Powers Under Bill C-51:

• Inspectors will enter private property without a warrant
• Inspectors will take your property at their discretion
• Inspectors will dispose of your property at will
• Inspectors will not reimburse you for your losses
• Inspectors will seize your bank accounts
• Inspectors will charge owners shipping and storage charges for seized property
• Inspectors will be empowered to store your property indefinitely
• Inspectors will levy fines of up to $5,000,000.00 and/or seek 2 years in jail per incident

Here is What You Can Do
Educate Yourself

• Go to http://www.stopc51.com/
• Read a legal discussion on Bill C-51
• Read bill C-51 on www.parl.gc.ca

Tell Others About It

• Talk to your local press
• Contact your local MP Click Here
• Ask the leaders in your community to get involved
• Send our fact sheet to everyone you know Click here
• Contact your MLA
• Tell your Friends

Get Involved

• Attend our rally:
  • Where: Calgary Federal Court
  • When: May 9th, 2008
  • Call 1-888-878-3467 for more details.
• Print off our fact sheet and hand it out in your neighborhood

Take Action Fast

• The First Reading of Bill C-51 was on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
• The Second Reading is Scheduled for Monday, April 28th, 2008

It appears that our Government is trying to fast track this bill before anyone has a chance to challenge it. Bills normally take months to pass not weeks.