EXAMINATIONS AND SAMPLING In this fourteenth 1:04 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Sections 15 and 16 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Examination and Sampling.” These sections dictate the powers the Minister of Wellness would have to ensure individual natural health products and manufacturers are in compliance with the regulations outlined...Read More
Thousands are being sent to MPs. How do we know? We have stores and clinics across the country flooding our inbox to request bundles of hundreds. They’ve reported back that customers and clients are filling them out and sending. Direct, intentional, sustained action is the only recourse we have to push back against the Self-Care...Read More
We know where NHPPA will be on opening night! Currently in production in Winnipeg, Canada, the upcoming film ‘Percy’ is scheduled to be released some time in 2019, with Oscar winner Christopher Walken set to play the role of Schmeiser. Brilliant!Read More
An independent pharmacy carves out a niche in a mercurial health landscape. The trend for mainstream spaces to merge divergent systems of medicine is a nationwide economic opportunity. In this April 22, 2019 article (2 minute read) by the BC Local News, “Fort Langley Pharmacy Combines Conventional and Holistic Health Approaches” personalized healthcare takes on...Read More
LEAST RESTRICTIVE INTERFERENCE In this thirteenth 1:18 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 14 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Least Restrictive Interference.” Since the Charter gives the Ministry of Wellness and the courts the power to make decisions in order to protect Canadians, Section 14 ensures those decisions are well-reasoned....Read More
Ayurveda. It is a traditional Vedic system of medicine with a vast body of knowledge that has been practiced for 5,000 years. It is the science of life with its principles of health rooted in the laws that govern nature. As a direct result of the proposed Self-Care Framework, Ayurvedic practitioners and product formulators are...Read More
PROTECTION AGAINST SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISKS In this twelfth 1:35 minute video of a 21-part series, Shawn Buckley explains Section 13 of the Charter of Health Freedom, “Protection Against Significant Health Risks.” This section identifies the role of a third party to determine whether or not a natural health product linked to a reported health risk...Read More
Alternative health takes centre stage in the ever (and globally) popular scholarly magazine. The iconic yellow border gives impact to a full guide on a subject much deserved and talked about at NHPPA. In this December 21, 2018 special issue by National Geographic, “Healing Remedies: A Holistic Approach to Health and Wellness,” explores the richly...Read More
Shawn Buckley’s opinion paper on what natural health companies will have to pay once the Self-Care Framework to group Natural Health Products (NHPs) and non-prescription chemical drugs under a single set of regulations is implemented is now available. Health Canada has made it clear that once NHPs are regulated with chemical non-prescription drugs as Self-Care products,...Read More
The French language is woven throughout the Canadian ethos. Historically, Québécois francophones are strongly opposed to swelling government oversight and speak out against it as a rule. Much like the voices NHPPA sees coming out of the West this year. Canada is flanked by some powerful opinions on personal freedoms. The Charter of Health Freedom...Read More
