Many Members of
Parliament across
the political
spectrum have
expressed concern
and frustration of
the health minister’s
attempts to
speed this unbalanced
legislation
through Parliament.
They need
to hear from you.
They want to hear
from you!
Natural Health
products are very
highly regulated in
Canada! This is not
what Bill C 51 is all
about.
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for which they can only turn to drugs to treat, never truly getting better but always in need of medication. Why would they want to do this? A recent article from the Los Angeles Times has some very revealing insight (see end of this article for link).
Isn’t it a good thing to regulate natural supplements?
Yes, they should be regulated to ensure the Canadian’s have access to properly manufactured, safe and effective products. And they are regulated. However, the regulations need to be appropriate for the substances being regulated. So much is being learned about the body and it’s chemical reaction to it’s environment on a daily basis. The regulations put in place should be well thought out and beneficial to Canadians both now and in being able to adapt to an environment of changing information. C-51 does not adequately address this. The difference between vitamins and minerals that are natural to the human body, which are basically concentrated nutrients for the human body, is that none of them is toxic whatsoever for the human body. It’s a question only of appropriate dosages. Studies should be undertaken to determine this, and funds must be made available to support the studies of these non-patentable natural substances.
Drugs, on the other hand, are chemicals that are foreign to the human body, whether as whole manufactured artifical chemicals, such as the recent Vioxx which has caused OVER 100,000 deaths in the US alone in the few years it was on the market, or natural yet dangerous chemicals such as ephedrine which is obtained from plants, like many pharmaceutical drugs, but is not natural to the human body. These chemicals must be put through extensive trials to determine both their toxicity in an analysis of their benefits and risks, and the optimal dosage for the optimal balance between the good and the damage that they cause. Studies or trials of these new substances, by nature of their potential toxicity, needs to be very different and more extensive than products we know to be traditionally safe.
Bill C-51, at the convenience of the pharmaceutical companies, fails to distinguish these important issues, knowing that the financial challenges of the drugs will be carried by the pharmaceutical companies and offering no solution to the financial challenges of the well known but unpatentable vitamins and minerals.
What can I do to protect my health freedom rights?
The best thing you can do to protect your rights is to contact your elected Member of Parliament and find out what they think, and let them know what your concerns are.
Many of them are asking strong and discerning questions of the current minister of health, but they also need your support and encouragement. This is not a partisan issue so much as an issue of protecting your rights. Of major concern are the efforts of WTO (World Trade Organization) to protect pharmaceuticals’ financial interests. The trade commission of the WTO is pressuring all national governments around the globe to harmonize their health bills with the Codex Alimentarius, which it designed under the guidance of the pharmaceutical companies, under the pretext of ensuring that only “safe” products are available. They have arbitrarily set a deadline of December 31, 2009 for full compliance of all member countries with their regulations. Countries which are not in compliance will face discrimination and penalties. So you see, this battle is bigger than just some bureaucrats in Health Canada and Parliamentarians in Ottawa seeking to safeguard your interests. Your Members of Parliament need your encouragement and support. cont... |
