Mission Critical: I Support Bill C-224

Mission Critical: Let's make sure Bill C-224 gets passed during this session of Parliament

Private Members Bill from Blaine Calkins

Our natural remedies and essential nutrients like vitamin C and vitamin D were recently subjected to the same regulations as the dangerous chemical drugs. This is inappropriate. The chemical drugs are the third leading cause of death in Canada and are under regulations to restrict them. Vital nutrients like vitamin C and vitamin D are essential for our health and need to be promoted, not restricted. Bill C-224 protects our access to our natural products by moving us back out of the chemical drug regulations.

Our elected representatives work for us! If they want our support, we need to let them know that we expect them to support Bill C-224!

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Dear Member of Parliament [Last Name],

Re: I want you to support Bill C-224 which protects my access to natural health products

I want you to support Bill C-224 which protects my access to natural health products.

Our access to natural health products (NHPs) is a life and death issue. On October 9, Karen Peters spoke at the World’s Greatest Health Show. Karen was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Her medical doctor made it clear that there was no cure. She would be facing a wheel chair and death. To slow the progression of the disease he prescribed chemical drugs, including the chemotherapy drug, Methotrexate. For a full year, Karen was injected weekly with this chemotherapy drug. She described how the drug made her so sick she wished she was dead. Eventually she went to a naturopathic doctor who cured her with NHPs. Karen is now on no chemical drugs. She is no longer suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. She is alive and vibrant solely because of NHPs. The chemical drugs were a life-sentence of suffering and death. She is now free because of natural products.

How many people like Karen are suffering terribly with weekly chemotherapy injections when they can be made well naturally?

I am fed up with having to fight Health Canada for access to my natural products.

I am fed up with having to fight with Health Canada for access to vital nutrients.

Natural Health products should not be classed as drugs. Before 2004 they were not classed as drugs. It is only with the ill-advised Natural Health Product Regulations that for the first time it became illegal for Canadian companies to sell vital nutrients without Health Canada permission.

The same products are classed by law as food in the U.S. They are deemed by law to be safe in the U.S. There is no requirement for government pre-approval in the form of a licence in the U.S. This is because Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, 1994.

Our natural health products should go back to being foods like they were before 2004, and like the same products are in the U.S.

NHPs should not be classed as therapeutic products. The therapeutic product class of drugs is meant for dangerous chemical drugs. At the “World’s Greatest Health Show”, Professor Alan Cassels shared that chemical drugs taken as directed are the third leading cause of death in Canada (https://nhppa.org/speakers/exposing-overdiagnosis-and-the-politics-of-prescription-drugs/). Chemical drugs are regulated as therapeutic products because they are so dangerous.

Ginger Tea and Vitamin C should not be regulated in the same way as therapeutic products such as Thalidomide and Vioxx.

The 2023 Budget (Bill C-47) moved NHPs into the therapeutic product class of drugs. This was done without any Parliamentary debate on whether this was appropriate or not.

Bill C-224 moves NHPs back into the regular drug category NHPs were in before the 2023 Budget Bill.

I want you to support Bill C-224. I don’t want NHPs classed as drugs at all! I definitely don’t want NHPs classed as therapeutic products.

I also want you to pass the Charter of Health Freedom into law so that my access to NHPs is protected and promoted (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).

I am tired of the over-regulation of NHPs. I am counting on you to support Bill C-224.

Please confirm that I can count on you to support Bill C-224 as it advances through Parliament

Respectfully yours,

[Your Name]


 

Cher/Chère député [Nom de famille],

Objet : Je souhaite que vous souteniez le projet de loi C-224 qui protège mon accès aux produits de santé naturels

Je souhaite que vous souteniez le projet de loi C-224 qui protège mon accès aux produits de santé naturels.

Notre accès aux produits de santé naturels (PSN) est une question de vie ou de mort. Le 9 octobre, Karen Peters a pris la parole lors du Le plus grand événement sur la santé au monde. Karen souffrait de polyarthrite rhumatoïde. Son médecin lui avait clairement dit qu’il n’existait aucun remède. Elle allait devoir se déplacer en fauteuil roulant et allait mourir. Pour ralentir la progression de la maladie, il lui a prescrit des médicaments chimiques, notamment le méthotrexate, un médicament de chimiothérapie. Pendant une année entière, Karen a reçu chaque semaine une injection de ce médicament de chimiothérapie. Elle a décrit à quel point ce médicament la rendait malade, au point qu’elle souhaitait mourir. Elle a finalement consulté un naturopathe qui l’a guérie à l’aide de PSN. Karen ne prend plus aucun médicament chimique. Elle ne souffre plus de polyarthrite rhumatoïde. Elle est en vie et pleine d’énergie uniquement grâce aux PSN. Les médicaments chimiques étaient une condamnation à vie à la souffrance et à la mort. Elle est désormais libre grâce aux produits naturels.

Combien de personnes comme Karen souffrent terriblement à cause des injections hebdomadaires de chimiothérapie alors qu’elles pourraient guérir naturellement ?

J’en ai assez de devoir me battre contre Santé Canada pour avoir accès à mes produits naturels.

J’en ai assez de devoir me battre contre Santé Canada pour avoir accès à des nutriments essentiels.

Les produits de santé naturels ne devraient pas être classés comme des médicaments. Avant 2004, ils n’étaient pas classés comme tels. C’est seulement avec l’adoption du règlement malavisé sur les produits de santé naturels qu’il est devenu illégal pour les entreprises canadiennes de vendre des nutriments essentiels sans l’autorisation de Santé Canada.

Les mêmes produits sont classés par la loi comme des aliments aux États-Unis. Ils sont considérés par la loi comme sécuritaires aux États-Unis. Il n’y a aucune obligation d’obtenir l’autorisation préalable du gouvernement sous la forme d’une licence aux États-Unis. Cela s’explique par l’adoption par le Congrès de la loi de 1994 sur la santé et l’éducation en matière de compléments alimentaires (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act).

Nos produits de santé naturels devraient redevenir des aliments comme ils l’étaient avant 2004, et comme les mêmes produits le sont aux États-Unis.

Les PSN ne devraient pas être classés comme des produits thérapeutiques. La catégorie des produits thérapeutiques est réservée aux médicaments chimiques dangereux. Lors du « World’s Greatest Health Show », le professeur Alan Cassels a déclaré que les médicaments chimiques pris conformément aux instructions sont la troisième cause de décès au Canada (https://nhppa.org/speakers/exposing-overdiagnosis-and-the-politics-of-prescription-drugs/). Les médicaments chimiques sont réglementés en tant que produits thérapeutiques en raison de leur dangerosité.

Le thé au gingembre et la vitamine C ne devraient pas être réglementés de la même manière que les produits thérapeutiques tels que la thalidomide et le Vioxx.

Le budget 2023 (projet de loi C-47) a fait passer les PSN dans la catégorie des médicaments thérapeutiques. Cette mesure a été prise sans débat parlementaire sur son bien-fondé.

Le projet de loi C-224 replace les PSN dans la catégorie des médicaments ordinaires dans laquelle ils se trouvaient avant le projet de loi budgétaire de 2023.

Je souhaite que vous souteniez le projet de loi C-224. Je ne veux pas que les PSN soient classés comme des médicaments ! Je ne veux absolument pas que les PSN soient classés comme des produits thérapeutiques.

Je souhaite également que vous adoptiez la Charte de la liberté en choix de santé afin que mon accès aux PSN soit protégé et encouragé (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).

Je suis fatigué de la réglementation excessive des PSN. Je compte sur vous pour soutenir le projet de loi C-224.

Veuillez me confirmer que je peux compter sur votre soutien au projet de loi C-224 lors de son examen par le Parlement.

Cordialement,

[Votre nom]

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Dear Member of Parliament [Last Name],

Re: Passing Bill C-224 into Law – I want you to do all you can to ensure that Bill C-224 is passed

I want you to do all you can to ensure that Bill C-224 is passed into law.

Natural health products (NHPs) include vital nutrients we need to be healthy. NHPs also include natural remedies.

Our vital nutrients and natural remedies should not be classed as drugs. Because they are classed as drugs it is actually illegal for us to access vital nutrients without Health Canada permission. This is wrong.

NHPs were not classed as drugs until recently in Canada.

NHPs are not classed as drugs in the U.S. Rather, they are classed as food. There is no requirement for government pre-approval in the form of a licence in the U.S. This is because Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, 1994. Why are NHPs freely available without onerous regulations in the U.S., but the same Canadian products are over-regulated and costly? Canadian products are not demonstrably safer or better than the U.S. Products. All that classifying NHPs as drugs in Canada has done, is to make them less available and more costly in Canada.

Low income Canadians can no longer afford NHPs because the heavy regulatory burden has driven their cost higher. In other words, low income Canadians can no longer afford vital nutrients that they need to be healthy. This is ethically wrong and serves no purpose.

Not only are NHPs classed as drugs in Canada, but in the 2023 Budget Bill (Bill C-47), NHPs were moved into the therapeutic product category of drugs. The therapeutic product category of drug is the category for dangerous chemical drugs such as Thalidomide and Vioxx. Our natural remedies and essential nutrients such as Ginger Tea and Vitamin C should not be regulated in the same way as dangerous drugs such as Thalidomide and Vioxx. This is grossly inappropriate. It adds to the over-regulation of NHPs. NHP should be protected and promoted instead of being over-regulated.

Bill C-224 corrects the error made in Bill C-47. Bill c-224 moves natural health products back out of the therapeutic product category and into the regular drug category that NHPs were in before the 2023 Budget Bill.

I want you to support Bill C-224. I don’t want NHPs classed as drugs at all! I definitely don’t want NHPs classed as therapeutic products.

I also want you to pass the Charter of Health Freedom into law so that my access to NHPs is protected and promoted (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).

I am tired of the over-regulation of NHPs. I am counting on you to support Bill C-224.

Please confirm that I can count on you to support Bill C-224 as it advances through Parliament.

Respectfully yours,

[Your Name]

 


 

Cher/Chère député [Nom de famille],

Objet : Adoption du projet de loi C-224 – Je vous demande de faire tout votre possible pour que le projet de loi C-224 soit adopté

Je vous demande de faire tout votre possible pour que le projet de loi C-224 soit adopté.


Les produits de santé naturels (PSN) contiennent des nutriments essentiels à notre santé. Les PSN comprennent également des remèdes naturels.


Nos nutriments essentiels et nos remèdes naturels ne devraient pas être classés comme des médicaments. Comme ils sont classés comme des médicaments, il est en fait illégal pour nous d’avoir accès à des nutriments essentiels sans l’autorisation de Santé Canada. C’est une erreur.

Les PSN n’étaient pas classés comme des médicaments jusqu’à récemment au Canada.


Les PSN ne sont pas classés comme des médicaments aux États-Unis. Ils sont plutôt classés comme des aliments. Aux États-Unis, il n’est pas nécessaire d’obtenir l’autorisation préalable du gouvernement sous la forme d’une licence. Cela s’explique par l’adoption par le Congrès de la loi intitulée
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, 1994. Pourquoi les PSN sont-ils librement disponibles sans réglementation contraignante aux États-Unis, alors que les mêmes produits canadiens sont soumis à une réglementation excessive et coûteuse ? Les produits canadiens ne sont pas manifestement plus sécuritaires ou meilleurs que les produits américains. La classification des PSN comme des médicaments au Canada n’a eu pour effet que de les rendre moins accessibles et plus coûteux au Canada.

Les Canadiens à faible revenu ne peuvent plus se permettre d’acheter des PSN, car le lourd fardeau réglementaire a fait grimper leur coût. En d’autres termes, les Canadiens à faible revenu ne peuvent plus se permettre d’acheter les nutriments essentiels dont ils ont besoin pour être en bonne santé. Cela est contraire à l’éthique et ne sert aucun objectif.

Non seulement les PSN sont classés comme des médicaments au Canada, mais dans le projet de loi budgétaire 2023 (projet de loi C-47), les PSN ont été transférés dans la catégorie des médicaments thérapeutiques. La catégorie des médicaments thérapeutiques regroupe les médicaments chimiques dangereux tels que la thalidomide et le Vioxx. Nos produits naturels et nutriments essentiels tels que le thé au gingembre et la vitamine C ne devraient pas être réglementés de la même manière que des médicaments dangereux tels que la thalidomide et le Vioxx. Cela est tout à fait inapproprié. Cela ajoute à la surréglementation des PSN. Les PSN devraient être protégés et promus plutôt que surréglementés.

Le projet de loi C-224 corrige l’erreur commise dans le projet de loi C-47. Le projet de loi C-224 fait sortir les produits de santé naturels de la catégorie des produits thérapeutiques et les replace dans la catégorie des médicaments ordinaires, où ils se trouvaient avant le projet de loi budgétaire de 2023.

Je veux que vous souteniez le projet de loi C-224. Je ne veux pas que les PSN soient classés comme des médicaments ! Je ne veux surtout pas que les PSN soient classés comme des produits thérapeutiques.

Je souhaite également que vous adoptiez la Charte de la liberté de choix en santé afin que mon accès aux PSN soit protégé et encouragé (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).

Je suis fatigué de la réglementation excessive des PSN. Je compte sur vous pour soutenir le projet de loi C-224.

Veuillez confirmer que je peux compter sur votre soutien au projet de loi C-224 lors de son examen par le Parlement.

Cordialement,

[Votre nom]

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Dear Member of Parliament [Last Name],

Re: Ensuring my Natural Health Products are not over-regulated – Pass Bill C -224 into law

I want you to do all you can to ensure Bill C-224 is passed into law.

Natural health products (NHPs) include our vital nutrients and our natural remedies. Recently our NHPs were moved into the class of drugs reserved for dangerous chemical drugs. This is the therapeutic product category of drugs. Vital nutrients such as Magnesium and Vitamin D are essential for health. They should be promoted. They should not be put into the restrictive therapeutic product category. This is morally wrong.

The therapeutic product category of drugs has the following sordid history:

  1. In February 2008, Assistant Deputy Minister Meena Ballantyne shared that the Food and Drugs Act was going to be amended for the purpose of further regulation of Natural Health Products (https://rumble.com/v71dpwq-meena-ballantyne-links-bill-c-51-to-natural-health-products.html);

  2. In March 2008, the amendments were introduced in Bill C-51. Bill C-51 introduced for the first time what are now the therapeutic product provisions of the Food and Drugs Act (increased fines and new Health Canada powers over therapeutic products);

  3. The Citizens of Canada banded together to defeat Bill C-51, making it clear that they did not want their natural health products subject to the therapeutic product provisions;

  4. In 2014 the therapeutic product provisions were re-introduced in “Vanessa’s Law” (Bill C-17). Canadians did not rebel against “Vanessa’s Law” because the therapeutic product provisions in “Vanessa’s Law” did not apply to NHPs;

  5. In the 2023 Budget Bill (Bill C-47), the Food and Drugs Act was amended so that the therapeutic product provisions would apply to NHPs. This change was snuck into the Budget Bill because Health Canada knew that Citizens would oppose the amendments. The Budget Bill was passed before citizens had time to react.

Bill C-224 reverses the harm done by the 2023 Budget Bill. which clearly goes against my wish, and against the wish of Canadians.

The five million dollar a day fines in the therapeutic product provisions may be “pocket change” for large pharmaceutical companies, but they are excessive for natural health practitioners and natural health companies. They are inappropriate.

There is also a double standard going on. Did you know that in all of Canadian History, no large pharmaceutical company has ever been charged with even a minor violation under the Food and Drugs Act? Natural Health Companies and practitioners have been charged with violations under the Food and Drugs Act, but not large pharmaceutical companies.

At the “World’s Greatest Health Show”, Professor Alan Cassels spoke on how chemical drugs taken as directed are the third leading cause of death in Canada (https://nhppa.org/speakers/exposing-overdiagnosis-and-the-politics-of-prescription-drugs/). There have been infamous drug scandals in Canada, including those in regard to Thalidomide and Vioxx. Despite this, there has never been a big pharmaceutical company ever charged under the Food and Drugs Act in Canada. It seems like large pharmaceutical companies have a built in immunity from charges.

How can it be that, never in history has a pharmaceutical company been charged with even a minor violation, when pharmaceutical drugs are the third leading cause of death in Canada? How can it be that Health Canada has subjected NHPs to the therapeutic product penalties? How can it be that natural health manufacturers and practitioners can now be destroyed for providing Canadians with vital nutrients essential for health? Our drug laws are now adversarial against the citizen.

I need you to fix this. I need you to ensure that Bill C-224 is passed into law.

I also want you to pass the Charter of Health Freedom into law so that my access to NHPs is protected and promoted (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).

Please confirm that I can count on you to support Bill C-224 as it advances through Parliament.

Respectfully yours,

[Your Name]

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Cher/Chère député [Nom de famille],

Objet : Veiller à ce que mes produits de santé naturels ne soient pas soumis à une réglementation excessive – Adopter le projet de loi C-224

Je vous demande de faire tout votre possible pour que le projet de loi C-224 soit adopté.

Les produits de santé naturels (PSN) comprennent nos nutriments essentiels et nos remèdes naturels. Récemment, nos PSN ont été reclassés dans la catégorie des médicaments réservée aux médicaments chimiques dangereux. Il s’agit de la catégorie des médicaments thérapeutiques. Les nutriments essentiels tels que le
magnésium et la vitamine D sont indispensables à la santé. Ils devraient être promus. Ils ne devraient pas être classés dans la catégorie restrictive des produits thérapeutiques. C’est moralement inacceptable.

La catégorie des produits thérapeutiques a une histoire sordide :

  1. En février 2008, la sous-ministre adjointe Meena Ballantyne a annoncé que la Loi sur les aliments et drogues allait être modifiée afin de réglementer davantage les produits de santé naturels (https://rumble.com/v71dpwq-meena-ballantyne-links-bill-c-51-to-natural-health-products.html) ;

  2. En mars 2008, les modifications ont été introduites dans le projet de loi C-51. Le projet de loi C-51 a introduit pour la première fois ce qui constitue aujourd’hui les dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques de la Loi sur les aliments et drogues (augmentation des amendes et nouveaux pouvoirs de Santé Canada sur les produits thérapeutiques) ;

  3. Les citoyens canadiens se sont unis pour faire échouer le projet de loi C-51, indiquant clairement qu’ils ne voulaient pas que leurs produits de santé naturels soient soumis aux dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques ;

  4. En 2014, les dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques ont été réintroduites dans la « loi Vanessa » (projet de loi C-17). Les Canadiens ne se sont pas rebellés contre la « loi Vanessa » parce que les dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques de cette loi ne s’appliquaient pas aux PSN ;

  5. Dans le projet de loi budgétaire de 2023 (projet de loi C-47), la Loi sur les aliments et drogues a été modifiée afin que les dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques s’appliquent aux PSN. Cette modification a été introduite subrepticement dans le projet de loi budgétaire, car Santé Canada savait que les citoyens s’opposeraient à ces modifications. Le projet de loi budgétaire a été adopté avant que les citoyens aient eu le temps de réagir.


Le projet de
loi C-224 annule les dommages causés par le projet de loi budgétaire de 2023, ce qui va clairement à l’encontre de ma volonté et de celle des Canadiens.
Les amendes de cinq millions de dollars par jour prévues dans les dispositions relatives aux produits thérapeutiques peuvent sembler insignifiantes pour les grandes sociétés pharmaceutiques, mais elles sont excessives pour les praticiens et les entreprises du secteur de la santé naturelle.
Elles sont inappropriées.

Il existe également un double standard. Saviez-vous que dans toute l’histoire du Canada, aucune grande société pharmaceutique n’a jamais été accusée d’une infraction, même mineure, à la Loi sur les aliments et drogues ? Les entreprises et les praticiens de la santé naturelle ont été accusés d’infractions à la Loi sur les aliments et drogues, mais pas les grandes sociétés pharmaceutiques.

Lors du « Le plus grand événement sur la santé au monde », le professeur Alan Cassels a expliqué que les médicaments chimiques pris conformément aux instructions sont la troisième cause de décès au Canada (https://nhppa.org/speakers/exposing-overdiagnosis-and-the-politics-of-prescription-drugs/). Le Canada a connu des scandales pharmaceutiques tristement célèbres, notamment ceux liés à la thalidomide et au Vioxx. Malgré cela, aucune grande société pharmaceutique n’a jamais été poursuivie en vertu de la Loi sur les aliments et drogues au Canada. Il semble que les grandes sociétés pharmaceutiques bénéficient d’une immunité inhérente contre les poursuites.

Comment se fait-il que, jamais dans l’histoire, une société pharmaceutique n’ait été poursuivie pour une infraction, même mineure, alors que les médicaments pharmaceutiques sont la troisième cause de décès au Canada ? Comment se fait-il que Santé Canada ait soumis les PSN aux sanctions prévues pour les produits thérapeutiques ? Comment se fait-il que les fabricants et les praticiens de la santé naturelle puissent désormais être détruits pour avoir fourni aux Canadiens des nutriments essentiels à leur santé ? Nos lois sur les médicaments sont désormais défavorables aux citoyens.

J’ai besoin que vous remédiez à cette situation. J’ai besoin que vous veilliez à ce que le projet de loi C-224 soit adopté.
Je souhaite également que vous adoptiez la
Charte de la liberté de choix en santé afin que mon accès aux PSN soit protégé et encouragé (https://www.charterofhealthfreedom.org/).
Veuillez me confirmer que je peux compter sur votre soutien au projet de
loi C-224 lors de son examen par le Parlement.

Cordialement,

[Votre nom]

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Essential nutrients and natural remedies should not be treated as dangerous chemical drugs

💚 Natural health products are natural remedies and essential nutrients we need to be healthy.

💚 Natural health products should not be classed as drugs. Before 2004 they were not classed as drugs. It is only with the ill-advised Natural Health Product Regulations that for the first time it became illegal for Canadian companies to sell vital nutrients without Health Canada permission.

💚 Natural health products are classed by law as food in the U.S. They are deemed by law to be safe in the U.S. There is no requirement for government pre-approval in the form of a licence in the U.S. This is because Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, 1994.

NHPs should go back to being foods like they were before 2004, and like the same products are in the U.S.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your MP to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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Bill C-224 Facts!

➡️Bill C-224 simply moves natural health products back to how they were regulated prior to June 2023

➡️The 2023 Budget (Bill C-47) moved NHPs into the therapeutic product class of drugs. This was done without any Parliamentary debate on whether this was appropriate.

➡️Bill C-224 moves NHPs back into the regular drug category that NHPs were in before the 2023 Budget Bill.

I want you to support Bill C-224. I don’t want NHPs classed as drugs at all! I definitely don’t want NHPs classed as therapeutic products.

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🚨This is a life and death issue

➡️The Natural Health Product Protection Association (NHPPA) just held the World’s Greatest Health Show. This show featured Canadians sharing how they are only alive today because of natural health products, or how they would be disabled without NHPs. The Show makes it clear that access to natural health products is an issue of life and death.

➡️We can no longer get the vital nutrients we need in our food. We must supplement to get the nutrients we need to be healthy. The Government should be protecting and promoting our access to vital nutrients. It is a moral failure that we are having to fight Health Canada to obtain access to nutrients that we need to be healthy.

➡️Classing vitamin C and vitamin D in the same drug category as dangerous chemical drugs is wrong and misguided.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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Natural health products (NHPs) include our vital nutrients and our natural remedies. Recently our NHPs were moved into the class of drugs reserved for dangerous chemical drugs. This is the therapeutic product category of drugs. Vital nutrients such as Magnesium and Vitamin D are essential for health. They should be promoted. They should not be put into the restrictive therapeutic product category. This is morally wrong and small and medium-sized Canadian natural health product companies will drown under Health Canada’s new regulations.

🚨 Manufacturers will be forced to discontinue products, raise prices, or shut down altogether.

🚨 Practitioners won’t have access to the products they rely on.

🚨 Health food stores will lose their customers.

🚨 And many Canadians will lose their jobs.

And remember, Health Canada’s policies don’t just affect businesses, they affect your health options.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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Health is Our Greatest Asset

🚨 Over 70% of Canadians rely on natural health products.
🚨 Health Canada is over-regulating safe, time-tested natural health products by treating them like pharmaceutical drugs, that often come with lengthy lists of dangerous side effects.
🚨 We deserve the freedom to choose how we care for our health and our families.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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By forcing natural health products into the same regulatory framework as pharmaceutical drugs, Health Canada is making it financially impossible for many businesses to survive. These measures will:

➡️ Drive up costs for manufacturers, retailers, and consumers.

➡️ Force many trusted products off the shelves.

➡️ Push small and medium-sized companies out of business.

➡️ Limit Canadians’ access to the safe, natural options they rely on.

Don’t let your representatives ignore what’s happening. Ask them directly: “Why is Health Canada driving small businesses out of the natural health industry?”

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key election issue.

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Let’s face it: Most of us don’t pay attention to government policies until they start affecting our daily lives. But by the time we notice, it might be too late to stop the damage.

When it comes to natural health products, waiting for them to disappear from the shelves before taking action is a risk we can’t afford to take. Health Canada’s new regulations are making it harder and more expensive for small businesses to stay in the market. Trusted products that Canadians rely on could vanish… not because they’re unsafe, but because companies can’t meet the extreme costs and pharmaceutical-style requirements being forced on them.

It’s easier to protect our access to natural health products now than it will be to get them back later. Don’t wait until your favourite supplement is gone.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

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Millions of Canadians depend on natural health products such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, and homeopathic remedies, supported by centuries of traditional wisdom. No one should have their health and well-being compromised by Health Canada’s over-regulation.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products a key issue. Ask your mp to Speak up for Natural Health and vote in favour of Bill-C224.

1️⃣ We need to return natural health products to being a functional food rather than a drug and 2️⃣ enact the Charter of Health Freedom to protect our access.

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🚨 This is an urgent matter and we must act now! 🚨

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An estimated 200 million people worldwide and nearly 5 million Canadians use homeopathic remedies to assist them in their healing and to ward off health concerns.

Homeopathy is a natural, holistic approach to healing, rather than one that focuses on eliminating symptoms. Homeopathy addresses the individuals who are suffering. Two people may suffer from headaches but because no two people are alike, the homeopathic remedies provided for them may be completely different.

Hundreds of studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this gentle and affordable healing art. It is a system of healing that has been safely used for over 200 years, even by pregnant women and children. In some places in Europe, India, Central and South America, homeopathy is so valued that it is even part of the publicly-funded system of health care.

However, the story is quite different in Canada. Homeopathic remedies are at risk due to Health Canada’s fees, fines, and regulations that have far-reaching consequences for homeopaths, naturopaths, and other practitioners who use homeopathy, as well as manufacturers and consumers.

The availability of homeopathic remedies will likely decline as manufacturers may not be able to withstand these financial pressures, which will cause the prices of remedies to increase and many remedies to disappear altogether.

Let’s make protecting access to natural health products, including traditional practices like homeopathy, a priority for Canada. Ask your candidate to Speak up for Natural Health.

Visit nhppa.org/bill224/ for everything you need to get involved. Send emails, print letters, download pre-made social media posts, contact candidates, and more.

BONUS TASK: Tell People To Tell People!

We are only going to make a meaningful change if we get others involved. It is not enough for you to tell your friends and family to participate. You must also tell them to tell others to participate. We cannot afford to lose access to our natural products. We need to tell people to tell people. We need you to:

A.

Tell People

Tell those around you about this campaign.  Show them this web page.  Share the printed materials. Share the social media posts to your network.

B.

Get People Involved

Ensure that your friends and your family get involved in the C-224 Campaign. Encourage people in your community to spread the word.

C.

Show People How

Ensure you have instructed them to do what you just did with them, to share the campaign with others and to get them to share with others.

TASK 3: Send "Letters to the Editor"

Physical Letter • Email • Phone

A.

Send a physical letter or fax

Open a pre-written PDF or Word Document, print and sign – then send by mail or fax

B.

Send an email, Make a call

Copy/paste prepared email or make a phone call using the talking points available below.

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Copy and paste this suggested text for your email, add in the editor’s name, add your name to the end, then send your “Letter to the Editor”!

Subject: Subject: Natural Health Should Be Canada’s Biggest Election Issue

Dear Editor [Last Name],
As someone who relies on natural health products to keep my family healthy, I’m deeply worried about Health Canada’s Self-Care Framework and its new cost recovery measures.

Like 82% of Canadians—34 million of us—I trust these safe, time-tested options to support my well-being. Yet, these changes threaten to pull them off the shelves by treating them like pharmaceutical drugs, which they’re not.

The impact is already hitting hard. Small manufacturers and practitioners, who’ve built their livelihoods on these products, face crushing fees that could drive them out of business. That means fewer choices for me and millions of others, all because of regulations that ignore the low-risk nature of natural health products.

My local health store owner told me she’s struggling to keep up, and I can’t imagine losing access to the remedies I depend on.

What’s baffling is the silence. Despite near-unanimous support for these products, I’ve yet to hear a candidate or read a news story addressing this. Health is our greatest asset, but this election, it’s like
no one knows what’s at stake. I’m urging readers to ask candidates to scrap the Self-Care Framework and back the Charter of Health Freedom.

Let’s keep our health choices alive—before it’s too late.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

TASK 4: Attend local events, campaign stops and rallies

Make some noise! Ask the hard questions!

Speak Up for Natural Health at local events, campaign stops and rallies.

Our Primary Goal is to make the protection of natural health products an election issue. Political candidates must be a voice for the over 70% of Canadians who depend on natural health products to maintain their well-being.

Let your representatives know that natural health products are not therapeutic products within the meaning of that Act and, therefore, are not subject to the same monitoring regime as other drugs.

Congratulations!

You have successfully completed this week's tasks! But don't stop there!
Take 15 minutes each day for the next 7 days (The Vote is November 17th). Follow these 3 tasks, then repeat tomorrow! Repetition equals real results!

Resources & Educational Materials

*Note: Please do not print the posters, letters and talking points directly from your browser. Simply "right-click" to download the file to your computer/desktop, then find the saved file and print.

“Mission Critical – Bill C-224” Poster/Flyer (Front):

This is a 2 sided poster/flyer that you can distribute and display, to bring awareness and direct the population to our “Mission Critical – Bill C-224” landing page.

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“Mission Critical – Bill C-224” Poster/Flyer (Back):

This is a 2 sided poster/flyer that you can distribute and display, to bring awareness and direct the population to our “Mission Critical – Bill C-224” landing page.

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“Mission Critical – Bill C-224” Post Card (Front & Back):

This is a postcard that you can distribute and display, to bring awareness and direct the population to our “Mission Critical – Bill C-224” landing page.

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Talking Points For Phone Calls:

This is your cheat sheet to confidently and effectively speak to candidates, or their staff, about protecting access to natural health products and supporting the Charter of Health Freedom.

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NHPs At Risk Poster:

This is a 1 sided poster that you can distribute and display, to bring awareness to the population that our natural health products are at risk.

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“Access To NHPs At Risk” Poster

This is a 1 sided poster that you can distribute and display, to bring awareness to the population that access to NHPs are at risk.

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Talking Points For Events:

These talking points are designed to help you organize or speak at local events, campaign stops, or rallies to raise awareness and push for political action on natural health product protection.

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Letter To Candidates (3 versions):

These letters are completely done for you. All you need to do is choose one (or all) of the 3, add the party candidate’s name, then sign and date the form letter.

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Letter To The Editor:

This letter is completely done for you. All you need to do is add the media editor’s name, then sign and date the form letter.

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Make Your Voice Heard!

We need to send a clear and consistent message that we are not going to stop until our right to access natural health products is protected. This cannot be done with a single letter sent once. Due to the urgency of this campaign, we need you to act every day, by sending a letter (and calling or visiting your MP as well)!

But, before we get into the “how to’s” of letter-writing…

Canadians deserve congratulations!

NHPPA’s Pressure Your MP Campaign as maintained astounding power from June 2023 through to present. MPs have spent time reading and responding to at least tens of thousands of your letters. Let’s get to work and build on this incredible momentum.

Use the information below as a guide to craft effective letters that educate your MP.

How To Write To Your MP

1. Become familiar with the issues threatening the natural health industry.

If you haven’t already reviewed our materials, we have a few options available to help you understand the issues:

By utilizing the resources above, it will ensure you have a solid understanding of the issues, which will build your confidence to communicate with your MP!

2. Write multiple letters.

Commit to yourself, and schedule time in your calendar, to draft a letter weekly or biweekly, depending on your availability.

Because we are asking you to write multiple letters, you do not need to include every issue within a single letter. It is okay for many of the letters you draft to have a different focus because there are many ways Health Canada’s actions in restricting natural health products will impact you as an individual Canadian citizen. Using this strategy can also help keep you inspired to continue letter-writing in the months to come.

3. Personalize your letters.

We have provided form letters below, if you are unwilling or unable to draft a letter in your own words. However, if you have the capacity to write your own letter, in your own words, we strongly encourage you to do so. Personalized letters hold much more weight with our MPs.

Tell your MP what natural health products mean to you! You can include a connection or success story that you or a family member has had with natural health products. Personal stories are some of the most impactful communications we can share with our elected officials.

4. Strengthen your letter by adding our supportive materials.

Print out a copy of the Discussion Paper on 2023 Health Canada Initiatives. We suggest stapling your letter to this Discussion Paper at least once. You may also want to highlight passages in the Discussion Paper that are particularly meaningful to you, or write notes in the margins about sections in the Discussion Paper that most apply to you. The physical size and weight of sending in a 36-page Discussion Paper to your MP causes an impact, as will the understanding they’re sure to gain as a result.

With subsequent letters, you can print out a copy of our 2-page Natural Health Products Crisis Summary and affix that to your letter.

5. Look up your MP’s constituency address.

It is important to send a letter to your MP at both their House of Commons address and their Constituency Office. You can find their Constituency Office here:
House of Commons Current Members of Parliament.

6. Send your letters to multiple MPs. 

You don’t have to stop at sending letters to your Member of Parliament. You can also mail your letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health, the Standing Committee on Health, or even all 338 MPs, if you’re willing.

You Can Make A Difference. Write Your MP Today.

Don’t forget.. every time you take action you are part of the solution. We need everyone to keep up the pressure.

Letter-writing is one of the most powerful ways to get our message across to our elected officials. The idea is for your communications to make clear that you are passionate about the issue. So passionate that you are communicating on such a scale that our Members of Parliament have never experienced this before.

We will not get anywhere with a single visit and a letter. Write a series of letters, one or two weeks apart.

Make it this year’s commitment!

Choose From Three Letters Detailing
The NHP Regulation Crisis

Level 1:

This is a letter that you draft yourself. We have compiled a guide to help you write an effective letter, and have also compiled a list of two dozen potential writing points that you can use as inspiration.

Level 1
Write Your Own Letter
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Level 2:

This letter is almost done for you. It is the same form letter but with a blank text box for you to add your own hand-written personal commentary. Your effort to draft personalized comments results in more impact on your MP.

Level 2
Just Add Commentary

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Level 3:

This letter is completely done for you. All you need to do is add your MP’s name, sign and date the form letter. This requires the least time investment, but form letters also have the least impact at the MP’s office.

Level 3
Sign and Date Only
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