Health Canada stifles Natural Health Products; Alberta MAID case
Shawn Buckley of the Natural Health Product Protection Association (NHPPA) discusses Health Canada’s ongoing efforts to stifle Natural Health Products and restrict us to patentable pharmaceutical drugs (starting 4:40). The NHPPA is also supporting federal private members bill C-368 to roll back some of Health Canada’s powers. https://nhppa.org/take-action/ has information on how you can support bill C-368.
Runkle of the Bailey has an excellent in depth explainer on the Alberta MAID case. This case raises all sorts of difficult issues. For example the court disclaims the expertise to review the appropriateness of the medical recommendations for MAID, before death. However, in previous cases the government has expressly retained the right to prosecute doctors for murder after death, if the government doesn’t think the doctors met the criminal code requirements for MAID. That doesn’t seem fair to doctors. Alberta Health selects the MDs to review MAID applications and in this case that selection weighed heavily on decision to grant MAID.
Rally at Markham and Lawrence this Saturday from 11:00am - 12 noon
Please bring a freedom related sign, flag, flyers etc. if you have them.
If you can’t see us from the corner at Markham and Lawrence, then check the parking lot in front of Healthy Planet.