http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#dd3e53ea-23ee-40e8-b536-eaee1684247b Some background on some of the commercial interests resisting regulation.... The Truehope / www.stopc51.com connection: It appears the Registrant and Administrative Contact for www.stopc51.com is one Ian Stewart of Raymond, Alberta: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=stopc51.com Ian Stewart, acccording to the Globe and Mail, is “the director of regulatory affairs for Truehope”(a company based in Raymond Alberta): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080513.NATURAL13/TPStory/TPNational/Politics/ This confirms what was already clear from other evidence (such as the fact that the contact phone number for www.stopc51.com rally organizing and the Truehope office number are the same): www.stopc51.com is an industry front, disingenuously created and promoted by a vested interest — one that has already been involved in extensive legal wrangling with Health Canada, and which has already been the subject of multiple health advisories. Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:01 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#dd3e53ea-23ee-40e8-b536-eaee1684247b Fifi 2008-05-15T14:27:01Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#f5e261af-52f4-4f0d-be62-a677a4f918d9 This comes up on various tribes every few months. I agree with Fifi. I think this is a good thing for consumers and for ethical producers. The folks posting this are good hearted and good intentioned, but i believe they have been misled by scare tactics and misinformation campaigns . Wed, 14 May 2008 17:30:29 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#f5e261af-52f4-4f0d-be62-a677a4f918d9 wil 2008-05-14T17:30:29Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#0e1246e2-b722-4902-a7bb-5de0bfa27505 Personally I'm happy that the natural health product industry is being regulated - just as any other commercial industry that makes health claims for their products should be. Big Vita and the supplement industry (which promotes getting nutrition from unnatural - non-food - sources) have been literally getting away with murder. This won't prevent people from growing their own herbal remedies if they so choose. It will give some protection to consumers which is sorely needed. Any ethical supplement company (some of which are owned by Big Pharma actually, most of whom get their vitamins directly from Big Pharma manufacturers) won't have an issue with proper testing or the contents of the bottles being the same as what they're promising on the label. Grow your own food or subscribe to an organic farm then there's no need for expensive, often ineffective and sometimes dangerous supplements that pretend to be a natural way to get nutrition. And which are made in big polluting factories, not grown by your local medicine woman. Grow organic! :-) Wed, 14 May 2008 11:55:10 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#0e1246e2-b722-4902-a7bb-5de0bfa27505 Fifi 2008-05-14T11:55:10Z http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#d7435ce0-9f9f-4a1e-bf2b-591baf866c91 Canada's Police State Bill C51 Camouflaged as a Health Bill On April 8th 2008 The Health Minister of Canada introduced a totally unnecessary bill, that is quickly being forced through Parliament to attack the Natural health products and services industry on behalf of big Pharma. The public is being deceived and not informed of the police state provisions written into this bill. read it here http://www.mychurch.org/blog/185640/Canadas-Police-State-Bill-C51-Camouflaged-as-a-Health-Bill Tue, 13 May 2008 20:11:27 GMT http://greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/358d5a07-aefd-41cf-a540-5a291e2ba6d6#d7435ce0-9f9f-4a1e-bf2b-591baf866c91 Daniel J 2008-05-13T20:11:27Z