The NHPPA Podcast

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...

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...

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 advocate...

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...

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...

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 – Pre...

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,...

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 bloo...

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 t...

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 s...

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 functio...

A discussion with Shawn Buckley and Teresa Buckley recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour in Saskatoon. Shawn and Teresa reflect on the purpose of the tour and the need for meaningful follow-through beyond awareness, emphasizing grassroots citizen engagement and exponential, person-to-person communication. Teresa outlines the importance of moving beyond “safe conversations” and actively ins...

In this episode, we explore the growing impact of poor nutrition on chronic conditions, the role of vitamins like vitamin D in preventing disease, and why many patients see profound improvements when underlying deficiencies are addressed. Dr. Malthouse also speaks candidly about the limitations of the conventional medical system and how integrative approaches can offer meaningful alternatives for...

In this segment, Shawn Buckley explains that the push to introduce cloned meat into Canada goes far beyond labeling or consumer choice. He walks through how Health Canada quietly removed cloned meat from the “novel food” category, allowing it to enter the food supply without proof of safety. Shawn explains that regulators cannot allow a public debate on whether cloned meat should exist at all, bec...

In this segment, Shawn Buckley explains why Health Canada’s safety assessment of cloned meat is fundamentally inadequate and why key risks have been ignored. Shawn walks through how Health Canada claims cloned meat is safe while explicitly refusing to assess the very risks that make cloning dangerous, including unpredictable genetic defects, anatomical abnormalities, and increased use of hormones,...

A discussion with Adam Campbell recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour in Saskatoon. Adam shares his family’s experience navigating stroke recovery after his wife suffered multiple strokes, discussing the limits of conventional medical prognosis and the role of nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle in neurological recovery. He describes their use of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet to...

In this segment, Shawn Buckley explains why Canada is in the middle of a manufactured consent exercise designed to normalize the consumption of cloned meat—first with labeling, and eventually without it. Shawn walks through Health Canada’s own opinion document and shows how regulators begin with a predetermined conclusion that cloned meat is “safe,” then work backwards to justify that claim. He ex...

Closing discussion with Shawn Buckley and Teresa Buckley recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour live event in Lloydminster, Alberta. Shawn and Teresa outline the purpose of the tour, emphasizing grassroots citizen engagement, the need to communicate beyond existing circles, and the importance of exponential, person-to-person outreach. They discuss increasing censorship within the natural he...

In this combined segment, Shawn reviews the animal studies that Health Canada relies on to justify the safety of cloned meat. He explains what these studies actually reveal: high rates of abnormalities, developmental failures, health complications, and premature deaths in cloned animals. Despite these outcomes, regulators present the data as proof of safety. Shawn shows how selective interpretatio...

In this segment, Shawn exposes a critical fact buried beneath Health Canada’s messaging: there are no human safety studies for cloned meat. Despite this, regulators claim the products are safe based on limited animal data, much of it unpublished, incomplete, or produced by the same corporations seeking approval. Shawn explains why this absence of evidence matters, how the public is being guided to...

Interview with Jenn recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour live event in Lloydminster, Alberta. Jenn shares her perspective on health freedom, access to natural health products, and the importance of community advocacy and patient choice in healthcare. 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 newslett...

In this message, Shawn explains why cloned meat is far more than a fringe regulatory issue. Once cloned animals enter Canada’s food system, their offspring become indistinguishable from conventional livestock. That means Canadians will eventually consume cloned meat whether they choose to or not—because there is no mechanism to separate cloned and non-cloned lineages over time. Shawn breaks down h...

Interview with holistic practitioner Sheila recorded during the NHPPA Health Charter Tour live event in Lloydminster, Alberta. Sheila shares her experience leaving hospital nursing due to ethical concerns, emphasizing the loss of healing environments, whole foods, and patient-centered care. She discusses the health impacts of processed foods, sugar consumption, genetically modified foods, and glyp...

In this segment, Shawn explains how Health Canada frames cloned meat as “safe” despite offering almost no real evidence. He walks through the absence of published data, the lack of transparent risk assessments, and why Canadians should be skeptical when regulators insist that cloned meat poses no concerns while pushing it toward approval. Shawn shows how the language of regulation, “pauses,” and m...