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National Health Product Protection Association

For Canadians who care about protecting access to natural health products. Get weekly updates on policy changes, regulatory threats, advocacy efforts, events, and practical ways you can take action.

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NHPPA Show Replay Now Available w/ Dr. Josh Prefontaine

The August NHPPA Show Replay Now Available Special guest Dr. Josh Prefontaine joined live from a campsite in Squamish Shawn and Teresa were away from NHPPA HQ this month, so Jason Dahl and Eric Clegg took over the August show. In a fascinating interview, Josh Prefontaine updates supporters in real-time about his 4-plus-year journey through traditional Chinese medicine. Josh told us how he has finished his four-year doctorate program, moved to Lethbridge with his wife, and opened Forward...

The NHPPA Show Goes Live Tonight Join Us Live Tonight, Wednesday, August 12 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET. Shawn and Teresa are away from NHPPA HQ this month, so Jason Dahl and Eric Clegg are hosting on their own. They will need your help via live chat! The show remains the place where supporters get the latest campaign numbers, social media pulse, and direct answers from the team. We are also welcoming back Josh Prefontaine, a TCM doctor in-training. Josh will share an update on his journey through...

The NHPPA Show Returns Next Wednesday Tune in live Wednesday, August 12th at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET Mark your calendars! Shawn and Teresa will be away from NHPPA HQ this month, so Jason Dahl and Eric Clegg are stepping in to take over (so be gentle with them)! We are also welcoming back Josh Prefontaine, a TCM doctor in-training. Josh will be camping at the time in BC, so this is a first for us! He will share an update on his journey through traditional Chinese medicine and how he is using social...

Natural Health Product Access is a Worldwide Issue The World Council for Health Canada has submitted an open letter to the president of Poland The degredation of natural health products access is a worldwide issue now, with many organisations working together or independently to defend citizens’ right to choose natural health products. For instance, Poland’s lower house has already passed “Lex Szarlatan,” “Charlatan Law” (or “Quack Law”). The bill now sits on the President’s desk. In its...

Tonight on NHPPA Talk Forum: A Powerful Reprise on Medical Freedom and Our Health System Join us live tonight, Wednesday July 22 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET for a Special Reprise of NHPPA Talk Forum No one can catch every episode of every broadcast, so we are excited to reprise these important episodes of NHPPA Talk Forum. This week we are sharing an important conversation with Dr. Sean Caesar and Natasha Lissos. Dr. Sean Caesar brings 45 years of experience in family medicine, palliative care,...

Your Land 3-Part Replay Now Available The fight to protect natural health products is inseparable from the fight for secure land rights. Farmers cannot grow real food and medicine when governments and courts quietly erode private property and original Crown grants. On July 9, 2026 we held our second Your Land event live at Onoway Community Hall. The full edited replay is now available in three parts. Part 1 – Shawn Buckley opens with a hard-hitting introduction on Crown grants and...

A Special Edition of The NHPPA Show | Tyler Henning - Life On A Modern Canadian Farm Tonight: Wednesday July 8th 4PM PT / 7PM ET Shawn and Teresa Buckley are in Ottawa on official business this week. In place of the usual live show, we are featuring an important interview with Alberta dairy farmer Tyler Henning. Tyler comes from a family that has dairy farmed the same land for 76 years. Hear how longstanding farm knowledge and careful animal care now collide with the demands of the ProAction...

The Health Charter Canada Day Revival Tour Wednesday July 1st | Starts at 10AM PT / 1PM ET As amazing as the Health Charter Tour was, not everyone could watch all of it. Many of us missed huge parts of this historic nationwide tour. So let’s correct that! For Canada Day, we’re going to stream all of the live events and some of the live guest speakers. Think of it as NHPPA building a classic tent revival in your own living room or on your phone! Join host Jason Dahl and co-host Eric Clegg as...

Talk Forum Returns Tonight with A New Guest | Wednesday June 24, 4PM PT / 7PM ET Medical Anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer on Culture-Caused Disease Join us live tonight as Shawn Buckley welcomes medical anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer to the NHPPA Talk Forum. Singer holds graduate training in biochemistry from Duke University, a master’s degree in anthropology, and completed three years of an MD/PhD program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He left conventional...

Talk Forum Returns Next Week with A New Guest Wednesday June 24, 4PM PT / 7PM ET Medical Anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer on Culture-Caused Disease Next week, Shawn Buckley welcomes medical anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer to the NHPPA Talk Forum. Singer holds graduate training in biochemistry from Duke University, a master’s degree in anthropology, and completed three years of an MD/PhD program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He left conventional medicine to pioneer...