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Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Buckley cites Jarvis and Inko: once an inspector believes an offence has occurred, administrative seizure powers should stop. Senator Day asks why an inspector, not a minister or a court, should order a recall.

Highway to Health is a recap series from the World’s Greatest Health Show and the Health Charter Tour, hosted by Jason Dahl. In each episode, Jason breaks down a day on the road with highlights, conversations, and key updates from communities across the tour route. These videos are the best way to get caught up on the events of the month-long Health Charter Tour, offering context, behind-the-scenes insight, and a clear view of how grassroots advocacy is unfolding across Canada. The series documents real conversations, public engagement, and the growing movement to protect health freedom, informed choice, and access to natural health products. Watch the full series to follow the journey, understand the issues, and stay connected with the ongoing work of the World’s Greatest Health Show and NHPPA.

Buckley says consumer products have not become so dangerous that Canada must give up Charter protections. He argues section 8 and the Hunter warrant standard should apply once an inspector believes an offence has occurred.

Buckley says an inspector can seize stock for a paperwork breach and then charge the owner administratively, with no review of whether the order made sense. Senators raise warrant rules and disclosure of confidential business information.

Barb Bayne from Red Deer, Alberta, grew up in a family restaurant surrounded by sugar and desserts, never questioning its impact. By the time she had her own children, her household carried on the same North American diet heavy on sweets and light on vegetables. That changed in the early 1980s when her three-year-old daughter began struggling with hyperactivity—unable to sit still, prone to emotional outbursts, and restless even at bedtime. A doctor’s article linking sugar and artificial food coloring to children’s behavior caught Barb’s attention and changed her family’s trajectory. In this interview, Barb recounts the Sunday when she realized sugar was at the root of her daughter’s struggles, recalling how church and Sunday school snacks of cookies and sugary drinks would leave her unsettled for hours. Instead of accepting medication, Barb sought nutrition-based answers. She discovered vitamin B could counteract sugar’s depletion effects, and through Amway connected with a doctor teaching nutrition courses. She began supplementing with vitamin B before parties or sugar-heavy events, noticing calmer behavior and improved emotional regulation. Over time, she cut out “the whites”—white flour, white sugar, white rice, white pasta—replacing them with whole foods, homemade bread, and quality nutritional supplements. Her daughter’s health improved, and the whole family grew more aware of nutrition. Barb reflects that despite 40 years of warnings, society has only increased its sugar consumption, leaving children vulnerable and many medicated for hyperactivity. Her message to Ottawa is clear: protect access to natural health products and promote education so parents have options beyond pharmaceuticals. For her, supplements were a lifeline that kept her daughter healthy and resilient. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

Buckley says inspectors given power to seize for “compliance” will use that power exactly as written. Future regulations will not bind the courts or shrink the statute.

Homeopathy treats the person, not a disease label. In Episode 2 of the NHPPA Homeopathic Network series, NHPPA President Shawn Buckley is joined by Elizabeth Chapman of Canadians for Homeopathy, practising homeopath and clinical herbalist Victor Cirone, and retired medical doctor Stephen Malthouse.

Stephen practised conventional medicine for more than four decades and integrated homeopathy for about twenty five of those years. His verdict is blunt: once you see what homeopathy can do, you cannot go back. The panel explains why outcomes can be so fast in acute cases, why suppressing symptoms can drive illness deeper, and how homeopathy sits in a different medical tradition than the model used by Health Canada.

The discussion also covers viewer questions, combination remedies, working with children and animals, and a clear call to action on Bill C-224.

**Panelists:**   • Elizabeth Chapman, Canadians for Homeopathy   • Victor Cirone, Registered Homeopath and Clinical Herbalist   • Dr. Stephen Malthouse, retired medical doctor  

Watch the full replay, then share it with practitioners and patients who need this context.

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**Chapters:**   00:00 Welcome to the Homeopathic Network   02:15 Meet the panel   04:57 Why you cannot go back   08:18 Fast results in acute cases   10:55 Empiricism vs rationalism   17:06 What allopathic medicine actually means   21:00 Suppression is not a cure   30:00 Spanish flu and homeopathic hospitals   38:00 Case examples, children, and animals   48:04 Viewer questions   51:00 Bill C-224: take action now   57:36 Single remedies vs combinations   01:01:00 Steroid cream, acid blockers, and deeper illness   01:09:07 Closing call to action

Buckley prefers the Hazardous Products Act model: an immediate order that a court can still review. He cites the EMPowerplus case, where Health Canada kept blocking a product after being warned of suicides.

Buckley explains that telling an inspector to leave private property should end the visit. Asked about drop-side cribs, he says Canada can protect babies without abandoning court supervision.

Buckley says other statutes do not justify seizing property with no court report. He and Senator Eaton clash over whether section 20(4) exempts inspectors from trespass.

Trade lawyer Cyndee Cherniak warns Bill C-6 is too vague and could become a trade barrier. Buckley answers Health Canada’s claim that similar powers already exist in other laws.

Buckley warns that administrative charges let the state keep and forfeit property without any court. He also objects to the bill abolishing the law of trespass for Health Canada inspectors.

Shawn Buckley opens his 2009 Senate testimony on Bill C-6 by warning that a consumer-safety bill can still undermine the rule of law. He explains how inspectors can seize property, take control of a family business, and leave owners with no court review.

Season two of Highway to Health is up. Jason walks through Health Canada’s Teva-Pregabalin recall after capsules were found possibly contaminated with sertraline, Vertex’s new cystic fibrosis drug Alyftrek and its $322,151 list price, the updated Natural Health Product Compounding Policy and Shawn Buckley’s brief, a check-in with CHFA, public reaction to the Allison Inquiry (NHPPA is not organizing those hearings), and the first-stage build of NHPPA TV. Short, sourced, and delivered straight.

In this episode of the NHPPA Show, Jason Dahl and Eric Clegg host while Shawn and Teresa Buckley work in Ottawa.

Special guest Josh Prefontaine joins live from a campsite in Squamish. He has completed his four-year traditional Chinese medicine program, moved to Lethbridge, and opened Forward Health and Vitality.

Josh focuses his practice on Chinese herbal medicine for chronic illness and explains how he uses social media to educate Canadians about what these herbs can do. He also shares the realities of launching a clinic without a residency system and why practitioners must stay alert to federal overreach on natural health products and compounding.

Eric delivers The Feed with the latest social media engagement, supporter comments, and campaign numbers: more than 20,000 e-letters sent, 157,000 signatures on the Charter of Health Freedom petition, and 43 formal briefs on Bill C-224.

Watch the full show for Josh’s update and the current state of the fight to protect access to natural health products.

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Interview with Dr. Stephen Malthouse recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour live event in Victoria, BC. Dr. Malthouse discusses the principles of naturopathic medicine, the importance of health freedom, and the potential impacts of federal regulation on natural health products and patient choice. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

Interview with naturopathic doctor Penny recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour live event in Victoria, BC. Penny shares her personal health journey, discusses the long-term impact of antibiotics on gut health, candida overgrowth, and the naturopathic approach to healing. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

Shawn Buckley opens the NHPPA’s cross-Canada Health Charter Tour by explaining why truthful health information is censored in Canada, how Health Canada restricts access to natural health products, and why the Charter of Health Freedom is essential to restoring Canadians’ right to choose how they prevent and treat illness. He outlines the Health Charter Tour as a grassroots, volunteer-driven journey across Canada to educate the public, share censored health stories, gather signatures for a federal petition, and build support for the Charter of Health Freedom—a proposed law designed to protect access to natural and traditional remedies, mandate balanced risk–benefit regulation, and put health outcomes first.

Homeopathic practitioners in Canada face increasing regulatory pressure that threatens patient access to care. In the first seminar of the new NHPPA Homeopathic Network series, NHPPA President Shawn Buckley is joined by an expert panel for a timely discussion on the challenges facing the profession. The panel takes viewer questions and explains less-understood aspects of homeopathy while addressing real obstacles and their impact on practitioners and patients. Panelists: • Elizabeth Chapman ND (Australia / Denman Island, BC) • Victor Cirone, Registered Homeopath and Clinical Herbalist (Ontario) • Basil Ziv, Registrar and CEO, College of Homeopaths of Ontario Watch the full replay to gain insight into current threats to homeopathy and how the NHPPA Homeopathic Network is responding. Learn more about the NHPPA’s work and how you can get involved at https://nhppa.org Subscribe to stay informed and support the movement. https://nhppa.org/subscribe

Shawn Buckley opens the fourth day of the NHPPA’s cross-Canada Health Charter Tour by clearly explaining why the tour exists and what the proposed Charter of Health Freedom would accomplish. He describes how the tour brings awareness to Parliament, gathers one of the largest paper petitions in Canadian history, and challenges a health system that criminalizes natural remedies, ignores lived patient outcomes, and suppresses vital nutrition. Buckley explains how the Charter would protect fundamental health rights, mandate a focus on real health outcomes, establish legal presumptions favoring patient experience, and require government to protect and promote access to vital nutrients and natural remedies.

Many practitioners still compound remedies for individual patients. Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, herbalists, homeopaths, and naturopaths have long mixed natural ingredients to meet a patient’s specific needs. The Natural Health Product Regulations were written to protect this practice. Parliament was clear: Health Canada does not regulate compounding by health care practitioners.

Yet Health Canada has now published a new policy designed to shut most compounding down.

The policy invents conditions that do not exist in the law. Practitioners would be blocked if a similar licensed product is already on the market. Strict labelling, testing, and “palatable flavoured” requirements would be forced on them. Single-herb remedies would no longer qualify. Health Canada inspectors, who are not trained in medicine, would gain the power to second-guess clinical decisions and review patient files.

None of these restrictions appears in the regulations. As a result, the policy is illegal. It also risks making compounded care uneconomic and unavailable for the Canadians who depend on it.

​NHPPA has already submitted formal comments opposing the policy​. Shawn’s full analysis lays out exactly how Health Canada is overreaching and what is at stake for practitioners and patients.

Edited replay of our powerful live event held July 9, 2026 at Onoway Community Hall. In Part 3, Shawn Buckley, Bruce Pardy, Leighton Grey, and Teresa Buckley come together for a dynamic panel discussion. They answer audience questions and dive deeper into property rights, Crown grants, Aboriginal title, and what this means for natural health, farming, and freedom in Canada. The session closes with open mic Q&A from those in attendance. Watch the complete series and support the fight for land rights and health freedom. Learn more about the NHPPA’s work and how you can get involved at https://nhppa.org Subscribe to stay informed and support the movement at https://nhppa.org/subscribe.

Edited replay of our powerful live event held July 9, 2026 at Onoway Community Hall. In Part 2, the speakers return for their second rounds of presentations on land rights and property in Canada. Bruce Pardy, Leighton Grey, and Shawn Buckley dig deeper into the erosion of private property, Aboriginal title claims, Crown ownership, and the real-world consequences for farmers and everyday Canadians. Clear, direct, and uncompromising — this segment builds on the foundation laid in Part 1 and prepares the ground for the panel discussion. Watch the complete series and support the fight for land rights and health freedom. Learn more about the NHPPA’s work and how you can get involved at https://nhppa.org Subscribe to stay informed and support the movement at https://nhppa.org/subscribe.

Edited replay of our powerful live event held July 9, 2026 at Onoway Community Hall. Join us as we examine property rights in Canada and why they are essential for food sovereignty, natural farming, and health freedom. Shawn Buckley, constitutional lawyer and NHPPA President, delivers a hard-hitting introduction on Crown grants, original land patents, and the constitutional crisis facing everyday Canadians. Bruce Pardy, Professor of Law at Queen’s University and Executive Director of Rights Probe, explains how your property is an extension of your liberty and how the managerial state is steadily eroding it. Leighton Grey, Alberta constitutional lawyer, Queen’s Counsel, and Status Indian, follows with sharp insight into Aboriginal title claims and their real impact on private property. This is Part 1 of the full edited replay. Watch the complete series and support the fight for land rights and health freedom. Learn more about the NHPPA’s work and how you can get involved at https://nhppa.org Subscribe to stay informed and support the movement at https://nhppa.org/subscribe.

Multi-generational Alberta dairy farmer Tyler Henning shares how 76 years of family farm knowledge and careful animal care now face the heavy hand of the ProAction program.

Tyler details the dramatic increase in mandatory vaccines, drugs, paperwork, biosecurity rules, and costs imposed on farmers who previously maintained healthy herds with minimal interventions. He discusses the real-world effects on his cows, the extra burdens on family operations, and why these top-down rules threaten traditional farming practices and food quality.

This interview reveals the direct impact of regulatory overreach on the farmers who produce our dairy and why protecting farming freedom matters for natural health and informed choice.

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In this episode of the NHPPA Show, we examine the growing threat to health freedom in Saskatchewan with special guest Dr. Dayan Goodenowe, PhD.

Dr. Goodenowe — neuroscientist, biochemist, inventor, and author of Breaking Alzheimer’s — joins us to break down Bill 55 and its potential impact on practitioners, clinics, and Canadians who choose natural and integrative approaches to health. His groundbreaking research into human biochemistry and disease patterns brings critical scientific perspective to this legislative battle.

We also cover all the regular segments: The Feed with Eric Clegg, Campaign Update with Jason Dahl, Buckley Unfiltered with Shawn Buckley, NHPPA University with Teresa Buckley, and your questions from the live chat. This matters. Saskatchewan’s Bill 55 expands powers that could restrict informed choice and access to natural health options. Watch to understand what’s at stake and what you can do to protect health freedom across Canada. Watch the full replay now.

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Medical anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer joins Shawn Buckley to examine how common cultural practices contribute to chronic illness.

Drawing on his background in biochemistry, anthropology, and medical training, Singer introduces the concept of “culturogenic” diseases — conditions driven by lifestyle and cultural norms rather than genetics. In this eye-opening discussion, they explore the health impacts of tight clothing and bras on lymphatic drainage and breast health, the problems with sleeping flat, the effects of restrictive shoes and socks, and other everyday habits that impair circulation and immunity.

Singer makes a powerful case for questioning practices that prioritize fashion and profit over human physiology. This episode challenges conventional medical thinking and offers practical steps for better health through informed lifestyle choices.

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An opening address by Shawn Buckley delivered during the final morning of the NHPPA Health Charter Tour in Ottawa. Shawn reflects on the journey of the cross-Canada tour and the significance of presenting the Charter of Health Freedom and the third-largest paper petition in Canadian history to Parliament later that day. He explains how widespread chronic illness is driven by a combination of toxic food supply, environmental exposure, and systemic malnutrition, and how Health Canada has presided over declining nutrient density while restricting access to effective supplementation through law. Shawn contrasts the allopathic, symptom-focused drug model with holistic healing traditions that seek to resolve underlying illness, sharing stories from tour participants who recovered from conditions such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis through nutrition and natural health approaches. He argues that chemical pharmaceutical drugs taken as directed represent a leading cause of death in Canada, and that censorship prevents Canadians from learning about safer, more effective alternatives. Throughout the opening, Shawn emphasizes personal responsibility, citizen engagement, and collective action, describing the Health Charter Tour as the beginning of a broader movement to restore truthful health information, protect access to natural health products, and establish rational health policy focused on wellness rather than disease management. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

Shawn Buckley interviews Elliot Overton, qualified nutritionist and leading expert on thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency and high-dose therapy. Learn why thiamine deficiency is more common than most realize and how targeted supplementation can make a significant difference.

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A conversation with Thom Zaugg, recorded in Collingwood during the Health Charter Tour. Shawn Buckley speaks with Thom Zaugg about their chance meeting during the tour, Thom’s background with Truehope, and his work exploring the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients in mental health and cognitive decline. Thom discusses research into nutrition-based approaches to conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, challenges prevailing assumptions about irreversibility, and reflects on why access to natural health information and products matters for families seeking hope beyond conventional pharmaceutical models. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

A short address by MP Blaine Calkins recorded during the Parliament Hill event of the Health Charter Tour, following the official handoff of the Charter of Health Freedom paper petitions by Shawn Buckley. MP Calkins accepts over 150,000 handwritten signatures, noting that additional petitions were still arriving by mail, bringing the total well beyond that number. He thanks volunteers and advocates across Canada for their sustained efforts to protect access to natural health products and reflects on his nearly two decades in Parliament, emphasizing that this issue has returned due to recent legislative changes. MP Calkins explains that Bill C-47 redefined natural health products without meaningful debate, prompting widespread public response. He describes drafting a private member’s bill to restore the previous definition of natural health products, drawing on personal experience as a regular user and highlighting the absurdity of regulating vitamins such as vitamin D in the same manner as chemotherapy drugs. He outlines the parliamentary process ahead, stresses the importance of continued public pressure across party lines in a minority Parliament, and commits to tabling and advancing the bill as a matter of common sense, affordability, and Canadians’ right to care for their own health. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

In this hard-hitting episode, Shawn Buckley asks the tough question: Bill 224 just passed second reading and moved essential nutrients and natural remedies out of the restrictive “therapeutic product” drug class — a rare victory — but will it actually protect our access, or is it another false hope? Drawing from a direct public comment that challenged whether Canada’s parliamentary system is still salvageable while childhood vaccine schedules continue and studies show unvaccinated children are healthier, Shawn examines Health Canada’s long history of bias against natural health products. From the rebellion that forced the 1998 Standing Committee recommendations, to the 2004 drug-style NHP Regulations, ongoing bureaucratic harassment, and the looming Self-Care Framework that threatens to eliminate most NHPs, the evidence is clear: actions speak louder than words. Shawn confronts the reality that many Canadians are already turning to black-market sources like Ivermectin, Fenbendazole, and unlicensed producers, and warns that we may have already crossed the line where legal access can no longer be taken for granted. This episode is a sobering call to understand the fight ahead and decide how we will protect our health freedom.

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A brief conversation with Jason Dahl, campaign coordinator for the NHPPA, recorded during the Parliament Hill event of the Health Charter Tour. Speaking as a Yukoner from Whitehorse, Jason highlights the nationwide relevance of the tour by contrasting the Yukon’s small population with the scale of federal decision-making that affects all Canadians equally. He explains how concerns about access to natural health products and the right to make personal health choices resonate just as strongly in northern and remote communities as they do in large urban centres. Jason describes organizing a Yukon event with uncertainty about turnout, only to see it fill a local health food store, reinforcing that Canadians across the country share the same concerns about overregulation and health freedom. He emphasizes the importance of national solidarity, grassroots organizing, and ensuring that voices from the territories are represented in conversations about health policy and access. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

Josh Prefontaine, a young TCM student, joins us as he is about to graduate, who we learned had written and submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on Health! Take Action 📨 Send an e-letter to the Liberal government and the Standing Committee on Health https://nhppa.org/cohf-26/ 📰 Subscribe to the NHPPA weekly newsletter https://nhppa.org/subscribe Guests Jason Dahl – Host Shawn Buckley – President, Natural Health Products Protection Association (NHPPA) Teresa Buckley – NHPPA Eric Clegg – NHPPA Josh Prefontaine — TCM Student

A conversation with Marie-Lise, recorded during the Parliament Hill event of the Health Charter Tour. Speaking in French, Marie-Lise describes her role as the Quebec representative for the Charter of Health Freedom and her journey running the “Blue Highway” from Quebec City to Ottawa to collect signatures. (Translated from French) With more than 40 years of experience in the natural health field, she reflects on how increasing regulation since 2008 has forced companies to close, raised costs for natural health products, and placed growing burdens on practitioners, manufacturers, and consumers. Marie-Lise explains that the Charter was created to protect freedom of choice in healthcare, including the right to choose one’s naturopath, homeopath, therapist, and treatments. She recounts personally collecting approximately 3,000 signatures in Quebec as part of a nationwide paper petition that surpassed 150,000 signatures, making it one of the largest of its kind in Canadian history. She describes the Health Charter Tour as a historic, grassroots movement that brought together consumers, practitioners, retailers, producers, and distributors across the country, and emphasizes that delivering the Charter to Parliament represents the beginning of a larger effort to reclaim health choice, dignity, and access for Canadians. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

A wide-ranging conversation with Jason Watkins recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour event at Biker’s Church in Ottawa. Jason shares his background in experimental medicine and his early belief in Canada’s health system before developing a natural health product that produced measurable improvements in autoimmune conditions, outperforming conventional drug therapies based on objective blood markers. He recounts how the product’s success led to regulatory scrutiny, RCMP raids, and a six-year legal battle with Health Canada, during which his company was criminally charged before the case was ultimately dropped. Jason describes internal Health Canada communications that acknowledged the safety of ingredients such as MSM while simultaneously portraying them as dangerous to justify prosecution. Throughout the discussion, Jason and Shawn reflect on censorship, misuse of science, and the transformation of regulatory systems into tools of control. Jason emphasizes personal responsibility, truth-telling, and grassroots action, noting that he has spoken at both the inaugural Victoria event and the final Ottawa event of the tour as part of a broader effort to encourage Canadians to speak openly, share health stories, and defend access to natural health products. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

A reflective conversation with Ken Drysdale recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour event at Biker’s Church in Ottawa. Ken explains the origins and structure of the National Citizens Inquiry, a citizen-funded and citizen-run quasi-judicial inquiry formed to examine how governments at all levels handled COVID-related policies. He describes the unprecedented scope of the inquiry, which heard testimony from 305 witnesses across eight Canadian cities, producing a comprehensive public report exceeding 5,000 pages, including a 664-page written analysis. Ken outlines how the inquiry was designed to be accessible to everyday Canadians through plain language, a detailed table of contents, and freely available online access. He reflects on the emotional and social impact of the hearings, noting how the process helped many participants realize they were not alone or “crazy,” and compares the inquiry’s role to an “injection of truth” that reduced fear and restored dialogue. The conversation addresses widespread media silence, censorship, and the concentration of media power, emphasizing the importance of grassroots communication and citizen involvement. Ken concludes with a call for Canadians to move beyond passive voting, get involved locally, share information responsibly, and actively participate in restoring democratic accountability and community resilience. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

A short address by Teresa Buckley, Communications Director at the NHPPA, delivered during the Ottawa evening event at Biker’s Church as part of the Health Charter Tour. Teresa reflects on her experience leading communications for the National Citizens Inquiry, where citizen-led efforts generated tens of millions of social media impressions despite limited resources and widespread censorship. She shares her internal struggle about whether advocacy efforts truly make a difference, and recounts the moment that clarified her role: the simple but powerful instruction to “tell people to tell people.” Teresa explains how meaningful change depends on exponential, person-to-person sharing rather than passive consumption of information, comparing the process to basic mathematics rather than persuasion. She challenges attendees to move beyond safe conversations and take responsibility for actively sharing the message, emphasizing that the success of grassroots movements depends on ordinary people choosing to speak, connect, and act. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

A conversation with Renato Persechino recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour event at Biker’s Church in Ottawa. Renato shares how his lifelong interest in health began in childhood after witnessing his grandfather’s rapid decline from lung cancer, leading him to study human performance, nutrition, and resilience. He describes his training in orthomolecular nutrition, homeopathy, and functional medicine, and explains his work supporting clients through lifestyle, movement, stress reduction, and targeted nutrient support. Renato discusses the critical role of independent health food stores, where well-trained staff provide guidance tailored to individual needs, contrasting this with big-box retail and online purchasing. He outlines how Health Canada regulations restrict staff from discussing effective nutrient dosages, using vitamin C as an example, despite its well-established role in immune function. Throughout the conversation, Renato emphasizes the importance of community-based health stores, ongoing staff education, and maintaining access to vital nutrients to prevent worsening chronic disease and rising mortality. Learn more about the NHPPA’s cross-Canada tour and the Charter of Health Freedom at nhppa.org/join-the-tour/. Subscribe to our free newsletter to stay informed about how you can educate and activate your community: https://nhppa.org/subscribe/