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In June 2017, Health Canada held their final series of online and in person consultation meetings on their proposed “modernization” of self-care products regulations. The presentations focused on...

Citizens for Choice in Health Care (CCHC) is a non-profit association based in Alberta whose primary goal is to advocate for the integration of complementary therapies as an accepted part of...

ABC In this June 27, 2017 article (6 minute read), "Why Big Pharma's Days are Numbered", Robert Verkerk PhD of Alliance for Natural Health International cleverly demonstrates how different...

XYZ On June 26, 2017 CBC News published an article called “Medical Journal takes aim at natural remedies”. Shawn Buckley has responded to the piece that, once again, draws negative attention to...

Sign up and show up for Health Canada’s (HC) next round of public consultation meetings. They continue this Friday June 9, 2017. From what HC shared previously, topics will include: Market Entry,...

ABC “The interesting thing about this is that it’s a prescription drug and people think they’re safe,” Ahamad said. “But as it turns out, we’re probably prescribing these drugs in a way that’s...

This provocative April 29, 2017 article published by Citizens for Choice in Health Care (CCHC), “What Health Canada Won’t Tell You About their NHP Proposals…But You Should Tell Your MP”, sheds light...

Hundreds of thousands of the concerned citizens will hit the streets May 20, 2017 for the 6th international March Against Monsanto grassroots campaign. Most NHPPA supporters are as active with the...

On April 1, 2017, Don Davies, MP for Vancouver Kingsway and NDP Health Critic, held a public forum on the regulation of natural health products. Shawn Buckley was there to meet with Mr. Davies and...

A new surge of science censorship has begun south of the Canadian border. Avi Selk titled his February 1, 2017 Washington Post piece, "Canadian scientists were followed, threatened and censored....

TOTAL HEALTH SHOW 2017 OPENS TODAY. ALTHOUGH, NHPPA IS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE THIS YEAR, WE WISH SUCCESS TO ALL FRIENDS AND EXHIBITORS ATTENDING! This show has always been a significant event for us...

LISTEN HEALTH CANADA LISTENED. On April 14 (see post on our wall) we notified our supporters, by Facebook and e-mail, about a series of public consultation meetings Health Canada was hosting in...

TURN UP, TUNE IN, TAKE THE FLOOR. Calling on active NHP advocates to attend and give input at Health Canada's public consultations being held in select cities across Canada. These meetings are...

Does your stance on freedom to choose, regardless of whether it's for medical or recreational purposes, include marijuana? Learn about what our government is proposing to become law in 2018 in this...

Our good friends over at Common Ground (BC) recently featured Shawn Buckley’s article, “Your natural health products under illegal attack” which was originally published in the December 2016 issue...

In this September 22, 2016 interview with Lisa Er of Green Planet FM radio, Dr. Guy Hatchard describes how NHP’s are under threat from regulation in New Zealand and, in a related video link,...

In this March 21, 2017 CBC article, "Mississauga girl loses two limbs after infection doctors thought was influenza", learn how 11-year-old Nupur Mate almost lost her life to a deadly bacterial...