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How will Bill C36 affect Canadians?

Bill C36 is a Bill that grants Health Canada power outside the “rule of law” the ability to make decisions outside the Canadian Courts regarding natural health products. This means that Health Canada can come into anyone’s business/home and search without a Court Order. This has already been taking place, even without this Bill being officially passed. Look up Marigold Pharmacy in Courtney, BC, and see what happened to them.

Realistically, Health Canada should be accountable to another “organization” outside itself in order to represent Canadians properly. If this Bill comes into law, then companies cannot defend themselves against Health Canada’s compliance regulations, whether it makes sense or not. For instance, currently Health Canada has decided that “white rice” is dangerous. They are attempting to make a company who produces a soothing “bear”, that uses a removable pouch of white rice that can be heated in the microwave, recall all their products from the last 13 years. Right now, the company can say “no” and go to court to defend themselves, but if Bill C36 becomes law, they would be forced out of business. Another example: Health Canada has rejected giving Parsley capsules a Natural Health Product Number (NPN) on the basis that their is no “double-blind” studies to confirm that Parsley has any benefits. Conversely, Red Bull has an NPN number.

Protect your rights now, by doing the following:

- Visit www.nhppa.org and click on “Bill C36” on the upper menu to inform yourself in detail about this Bill.

- Watch the film A Question of Sovereignty to see what we are really dealing with at www.aquestionofsovereignty.com  Then sign the petition to help get rid of Bill C36.

- Handwrite a 1 to 2 paragraph letter to your MP stating that this Bill is “Unconstitutional” because it is going against your freedom of choice.

- Join the Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA) to support their efforts to retain our freedom of choice as Canadians. The NHPPA are working toward a three-part solution that includes suspending the current NHP regulations (the loss of natural products must stop!); supporting the legal challenge (we believe the NHP Regulations are unconstitutional and do NOT support freedom of choice); and having the Government adopt the “Charter of Health Freedom” Act (it lets them protect us from actual risks, while protecting our personal rights.)

Monica Hirai is a concerned Canadian Citizen as well as a Certified Herbalist/Holistic Practitioner. Join her in the fight for our freedom of choice in health care. Call 403.276.5756 or visit www.hiraihealth.com

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