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Arrested for taking vitamins?
JBS, Ann Shibler 5.08.08
A newly proposed law in Canada, Bill C-51, just may outlaw up to 60 percent of natural health products currently sold in Canada — and criminalize people who use them. Bill C-51 which makes significant changes to Canada’s Food and Drugs Act, was introduced into the House of Commons by the Canadian Minister of Health. The first reading on April 8 was followed by it’s second reading on April 28, barely time for consumers, trade groups, and elected representatives to examine, debate, or compose official positions.…The text of the lengthy bill describes many changes to be made to Canada’s Food and Drugs Act and seems to have left no stone unturned. The sweeping changes are couched in the increasingly broad language we have come to expect from bureaucratic governments. The language leaves the door wide open for extreme governmental regulation, licensing, and enforcement that would have devastating consequences on an entire industry and millions of consumers.
One of the radical changes the proposed bill offers is in terminology. The word “drug” will be replaced with the term “therapeutic product.” This one change alone could effectively put all vitamins, herbs, supplements, and even some foods under the complete control of the government. The term “sell” would now include anyone who sells, buys, or uses “therapeutic products,” and anyone who administers those products.
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Filed under: health, liberties | Tagged: Canada, health, legislation, natural health, politics, therapeutic products, vitamins
It will be interesting if this bill passes. Do you think the drug industry understand how to make vitamins that work?
No I’m pretty sure they don’t understand and aren’t really concerned with that. The drug industry is good at sedating people and creating more health problems than they solve. Then of course the industry’s major goal is keeping people uneducated and on their drugs so they can make more money.
Although I only posted part of the article here, the article goes on to point out that the problem is deeper than just regulating who can manufacture health supplements. The Canadian bill contains language that would allow the broad implementation of stiff fines and imprisonment for those who don’t comply. It allows foreign governments to pass new “health” laws that would apply to Canadians.
The article also notes that the FDA is working on a similar law for the US. This would basically mean the elimination of health freedom and sovereignty for both nations.