The NHPPA Podcast

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The NHPPA Podcast brings you the latest conversations from the Natural Health Product Protection Association. Featuring interviews, livestreams, and talks from experts, advocates, and citizens across Canada, the show explores the issues shaping health freedom, informed consent, and access to natural health products. Each episode shares insights from NHPPA’s national initiatives — from the Health Charter Tour to Parliament Hill — uniting Canadians in the movement to protect their right to choose natural health.

  1. 5H AGO

    Shawn Buckley - Fredericton Opening | Health Charter Tour

    An opening address by Shawn Buckley delivered remotely at the NHPPA Health Charter Tour event in Fredericton. Shawn explains the four-part “drug model” governing Canada’s health system, describing how nutrients and natural remedies are legally defined as drugs, how approval processes favour patented synthetic chemicals, and how censorship prevents the public from accessing truthful health information about treatments. He discusses how this system leads to widespread malnutrition and toxic load, contributing to chronic illness, while medical training largely excludes nutrition. Shawn illustrates these systemic failures through real-world stories involving antidepressants, rheumatoid arthritis, and nutrient deficiencies, emphasizing that chemical drugs are a leading cause of death in Canada. He introduces the Charter of Health Freedom as a legal solution designed to protect Canadians’ health rights, remove natural health products from the drug model, and establish structures that prioritize wellness over symptom management. Shawn concludes by calling for citizen engagement, petition support, and collective action to restore access to vital nutrients and truthful health information. 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/

    59 min

  2. 3D AGO

    Canada’s Attempt to Ban Supplements | Shawn Buckley Interview

    In this interview with Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, lawyer Shawn Buckley explains why Canada is effectively moving to ban therapeutic use of supplements through regulatory overreach rather than outright prohibition. Shawn traces his experience working with Health Canada and describes how natural health products are being regulated as if they were dangerous pharmaceutical drugs despite decades of safe use. He explains how new fee structures, licensing rules, and restrictions on truthful health information are designed to drive multi-ingredient and practitioner-recommended supplements off the market. Shawn also discusses the absence of evidence showing harm from natural health products, the life-and-death consequences of removing access, and why Canadians must retain the right to decide how they treat their own bodies. 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/

    15 min

  3. 5D AGO

    NHPPA Talk Forum | Elliot Overton | April 2026

    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.   Learn more and help NHPPA ensure access to natural health products in Canada https://nhppa.org/subscribe/

    1h 25m

  4. APR 22

    Thom Zaugg – Collingwood Interview | Health Charter Tour

    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/

    9 min

  5. APR 17

    MP Blaine Calkins - Parliament Hill Event | Health Charter Tour

    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/

    9 min

  6. APR 15

    Can We Save Our Natural Remedies – Or Are We Wasting Our Time?

    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. 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.

    7 min

  7. APR 14

    Jason Dahl - Parliament Hill Event | Health Charter Tour

    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/

    3 min

  8. APR 14

    NHPPA Show | April 2026 | feat Josh Prefontaine

    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

    2h 33m
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The NHPPA Podcast brings you the latest conversations from the Natural Health Product Protection Association. Featuring interviews, livestreams, and talks from experts, advocates, and citizens across Canada, the show explores the issues shaping health freedom, informed consent, and access to natural health products. Each episode shares insights from NHPPA’s national initiatives — from the Health Charter Tour to Parliament Hill — uniting Canadians in the movement to protect their right to choose natural health.

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  • Creator
    NHPPA
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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    The NHPPA Podcast