Truehope Sues Health Canada in Federal Court for
Discriminatory Attack Against the Mentally Ill

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Calgary -May 28, 2003

Today, a mental health support group, individuals and families who are struggling with mental illnesses filed suit in the Federal Courts. The suit is aimed at the Federal Minister of Health, Anne McLellan, and her department, Health Canada. Truehope Nutritional Support Ltd. (a non-profit mental health support group) and its participants allege in the suit that Health Canada and the Minister have acted outside their statutory authority and jurisdiction, committed errors of law, and abused their discretion by seizing shipments of the nutritional supplement. Read entire press releases here (May 28, 2003.



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New Proposed Health Freedom Legislation

  1. March 20, 2003:Bill C-420
  2. June 2, 2003: Health - Mr. James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni, Canadian Alliance):
  3. April 9, 2003: Mr. James Lunney, Harsard Debate

Different Media Articles

  1. NEW - January 11, 2004: [healthfraud] Truehope and EMPOWERPLUS story on Discovery...
  2. NEW - January 11, 2004: Empowerplus officials still waiting for word if search was legal
  3. Nov 10, 2003: Health Canada attacks successful nutritional
  4. August 1, 2003: A Fast for Human Rights & Choice in Mental Health Begins 08/16/2003
  5. July 17, 2003:   Brand New Truehope RCMP/Health Canada Raid Stories & Letters to Editor
  6. July 17, 2003:  Truehope backers warn of suicides HC insists raid was necessary
  7. July 16, 2003:  RCMP shuts down supplement firm
  8. June 27, 2003:  Questions and Answers - Health Canada's actions against Empowerplus
  9. June 16, 2003:  Dear Hon. Victor P. Doerksen and Hon. Mary Anne Jablonski
  10. June 15 2003:  Filed suit against The Minister of Health and the Federal Government
  11. June 06, 2003:  Health Canada is advising Canadians not to use Empowerplus
  12. June 06, 2003:  Public Advisory From Health Canada
  13. May 29, 2003:  Truehope Lawsuit
  14. March 20, 2003:  News Release
  15. Feb 10, 2002:  The Cure worse than the Disease
  16. Jan 04, 2002:  Letter from Health Canada
  17. Year 2001:  Transition Report
  18. March, 1999:  The Minister�s Acceptance - Gov't Responce
  19. 1994-1998:  Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  20. November, 1998:  Standing Committee on Health Report
  21. July 03, 1997:  FCHC�s lawyer�s letter
  22. Year 1952:  Food and Drugs Act
  23. Year 1952:  Schedule A, and Sections 3.1 and 3.2
  24. July 03, 1934:  Pharmacartel Amendment
  25. June 30, 2003:  Health Canada's Censorship is putting your health at risk!
  26. June 06, 2003:  An official reply to Health Canada's Empowerplus Advisory
  27. June 12, 2003:  Elley Supports Need for Natural Health Product - 'Empowerplus'
  28. War on Natural Health Products Courting Disaster
  29. June 12, 2003:  Lunney Joins Women with the Red Umbrellas
  30. National Post - Health Canada's Censorship is Putting Your Health at Risk!
  31. The Temple City Star - Does Health Canada have a hidden agenda!
  32. The Temple City Star - Locals Fight the Health System
  33. St., Albert Gazette - Pig Pill" benefits can't be ignored (Our Opinion)
  34. St., Albert Gazette - EMPower made the difference between a life of despair...
  35. The Daily Courier - Miracle pill banned
  36. Windsor Star - MENTAL HEALTH: U.S. company fights Canadian ban
  37. Vancouver Sun - Bipolar remedy seized: Patients fear product will not be available
  38. The Province - Supplement for bipolar patients halted at border
  39. St., Albert Gazette - Health Canada decision has family in despair
  40. Edmonton Weekly - Is Health Canada protecting Canadians or drug companies?
  41. The Leader Post Regina - Woman scared supplement being seized at border
  42. Red Deer Adovocate - Bipolar sufferers losing imported supplement
  43. Ottawa Citizen - Safe Product
  44. Ottawa Citizen - Users of banned pill protest to McLellan..
  45. Medicine Hat News - Alberta women in fight for their lives
  46. Medicine Hat News - Citizens have little control over health
  47. Lethbridge Herald - Local group suing Health Canada
  48. Lethbridge Herald - Health Canada order robbing many of life
  49. Lethbridge Herald - Controversial vitamin supplement still moving across border
  50. Lethbridge Herald - Women to protest Empowerplus stoppage
  51. Lethbridge Herald - Vitamins halted at U.S. border
  52. Global National Television - Health Canada bans drug that bipolar sufferers...
  53. Edmonton Journal - Health product rules disputed: Changes on way for natural products
  54. Edmonton Journal - No hearing in Ottawa for backers of vitamin supplement:
  55. Edmonton Journal - Warning issued on mental health vitamins
  56. Edmonton Journal - Seizure of vitamin compound absurd
  57. Edmonton Journal - Bipolar sufferers desperate to obtain controversial supplement:
  58. Calgary Herald - Drug maker accuses feds of using 'scare tactic'
  59. Calgary Herald - Empowerplus warning issued
  60. Calgary Herald - Border shut to bipolar remedy
  61. A-Channel News
  62. St., Albert - Bracing for a fight
  63. From Pig Feed to Miracle Cure
  64. Vitamins halted at U.S. border
  65. Local group suing Health Canada
  66. She's sick, has Ottawa made it worse?
  67. Women to protest Empowerplus Stoppage

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