**Exhibit      31.1**

| 1.                                       | I                  have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Aspreva                  Pharmaceuticals Corporation;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 2.                                       | Based                  on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                  of a                  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                  the                  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                  statements                  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by                  this                  report; |
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| Date:                  November 15, 2006 | /s/Richard                  M. Glickman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
|                                     | Richard                  M. Glickman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |
|                                     | Chairman                  and Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |
|                                     | (Principal                  Executive Officer)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |