Natural Health Product Protection Association (NHPPA) is a federally incorporated non-profit with over 15 years of experience advocating for freedom of choice and the protection of natural health products (NHPs) and dietary supplements in Canada.
The NHPPA has led all major campaigns against threats to NHPs since 2008. Our first campaign was to stop Bill C-51 in 2008. Other trade organizations did not believe it could be stopped and campaigned to “amend” Bill C-51. The NHPPA led the movement to stop Bill C-51 and it was stopped.
We have produced discussion papers which have sparked movements and initiated national campaigns that have reached Health Canada and the Canadian Senate resulting in successfully changing legislation.
With your support, we are now leading a nationwide campaign to STOP the Self-Care Framework, which when fully implemented, will result in the loss of most of our natural health products. Success requires massive Canadian engagement from all sectors; manufacturers, retailers, practitioners, and consumers.
Since its inception, NHPPA has been the leader in assessing and responding to threats facing the natural health industry in Canada. We have established a credible reputation through our legal expertise in this space along with our demonstrated ability to run effective campaigns to engage stakeholders from all sectors to enact change.
Shawn Buckley is a Canadian constitutional lawyer with 30 years of experience and a proven track record defending more natural health companies against Health Canada than any other lawyer.
Since 2008, Mr. Buckley has been President of the Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA), which is dedicated to protecting Canadians’ access to natural health products. Among his many accomplishments, he has served as an expert witness on natural health product regulations and constitutional law in both the House of Commons and the Senate, and was perhaps the sole expert witness opposing Bill C-36 (The Consumer Product Protection Act). He also authored The Charter of Health Freedom, which is proposed legislation that gives natural health products and traditional medicines their own Act. A paper petition in support of The Charter is currently the third largest paper petition, pending delivery, in Canadian history.
Simon Brazier, a British holistic nutritionist, boasts over a decade of experience in the natural health sector. Having pursued his studies in Victoria, BC, his expertise lies in the realms of digestive and psychological health.
Since 2018, Simon has steered the marketing team at Truehope Canada, a prominent advocate of natural health. The company has long contested Health Canada’s far-reaching legislative authority and secured a notable legal victory in 2006, safeguarding its ability to cater to the mental and physical well-being of Canadians.
Simon has been an active participant in the NHPPA for multiple years, dedicated to promoting the idea that natural health products are an entitlement for all Canadians.
Most recently, Simon assumed a position on NHPPA’s Board of Directors, demonstrating his commitment to championing Canadians’ freedom to opt for natural health solutions for their overall well-being.
Over the past 30 years, Patrycea Roberson has dedicated her life to caring for and healing others. Patrycea’s professional career began at the University of Liverpool and Wolverhampton where she studied Medical Science and obtained her degree specializing in Immunohematology.
Over the course of Patrycea’s professional career, she spent time working with the University of Albert, various private agencies, and opening her own clinic that specialized in holistic and alternative therapies.
Staying connected to community has always been the forefront for Patrycea. She is currently a member of the Canadian Massage & Osteopathic Therapy Association and previously served on the Board of Directors of the ARMTS college.
Nowadays Patrycea is semi-retired splitting her time between serving the community and enjoying family time, especially with her 5 granddaughters.
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Don Buckley (no relation to Shawn Buckley) is a career IT professional with 20+ years in software design and development, business systems analysis, enterprise and cloud systems infrastructure and IT operations management across many industries and business sectors.
A lifelong lover of natural health, traditional medicines, plant based medicines, natural treatments and holistic health, Don is a tireless student and promoter of natural health and the traditional ways to support our body’s natural ability to heal.
Don has given many volunteer hours over the last several years advancing the causes of natural health and his fellow Canadians’ right to make their own informed health care choices, answering the call like many others to continue and uphold these virtues for generations to come.