Urgent Call To Action | Six Proposed Amendments Threatening Bill C-368

We have until November 28th to influence change!

Bill C-368 was introduced to reverse harmful changes in the 2023 Budget Bill that moved natural health products (NHPs) into the therapeutic product category. These changes subjected NHPs to excessive penalties, unreasonable regulations, and even five million-dollar-a-day fines intended for large pharmaceutical companies.

Now, the Standing Committee on Health is reviewing six proposed amendments to Bill C-368 that threaten to undermine its purpose. Among them, Amendment NDP-1 is the most damaging, effectively gutting the bill and leaving NHPs vulnerable to the same overreach. Other amendments include proposals to impose excessive fines, classify benign products like chamomile tea as dangerous, and grant Health Canada powers to recall NHPs without court supervision.

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Why this matters:

If these amendments pass, the protections Bill C-368 offers will be lost.

This is a critical moment to ensure MPs know Canadians demand better. The committee meets on Thursday, November 28th at 3:30 pm ET, so we need to flood their inboxes and voicemails now.

Here’s how to get involved:

1. Send an Automated Email:
   Use our electronic tool to send a letter to the Standing Committee on Health members and the leaders of all four political parties.
2. Send a Manual Email:
   ​Download our form letter, or write your own, and email the members of the Standing Committee on Health. Their contact information is available here.​
   Attach Shawn Buckley’s Discussion Paper on the 6 amendments, available here.
3. Call the Standing Committee on Health members:
   Be respectful and concise. Here’s what you can say:​
   – Introduce yourself: “I’m [Your Name], a Canadian who relies on natural health products.”
   – Oppose the amendment: “It guts Bill C-368 and keeps harmful regulations in place.”
   – Urge action: “Withdraw this amendment to protect Canadians’ access to natural health products.”
4. Visit the Standing Committee on Health constituency offices, if you are nearby.
   ​Again, be respectful and concise. Bring a copy of Shawn Buckley’s Discussion Paper on the six proposed amendments to Bill C-368.
5. Reach out to Standing Committee on Health members on Social Media.​
   Tag Standing Committee on Health members or send them direct messages urging them to reject the proposed amendments and support Bill C-368 in its original form.

   ​For example, if you wanted to contact MP Peter Julian on X/Twitter about his proposed amendment NDP-1, you could write:
   ​”@MPJulian must withdraw his amendment that guts Bill C-368. Canadians want access to natural health products—not more restrictions.”

The time to act is now. We have until November 28th.

Together, let’s work to ensure Bill C-368 passes to Third Reading in its original form, without harmful changes, so it can serve the intended purpose of protecting Canadians’ access to natural health products.

Thank you for taking a stand!