The NHPPA Podcast

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. Learn more about the NHPPA’s work and how you can get involved at https://nhppa.org Subscribe at https://nhppa.org/subscribe to stay informed and support the movement.

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. 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

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. 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.

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. 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.

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

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/