Commentary I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a third generation dairy farmer named Tyler.  His grandfather started dairy farming in 1950.  For 76 years Tyler’s family has been producing milk. At one point, Tyler spoke with pride about how every year several school classes would come and visit the farm.  Tyler would pick a […]

For the first time in a long time it appears that we are making progress in protecting access to our natural remedies.  On March 10, Bill 224 passed second reading.  Bill 224 moves essential nutrients and natural remedies out of the therapeutic product class of drugs.  This therapeutic product class is restrictive, designed to regulate […]

Mexicans are free to access treatments and drugs that are forbidden to Canadians, such as stem cells and Ivermectin COMMENTARY This year I found myself in Mexico investigating the differences in health freedom between Mexico and Canada.  While I was there, a friend was also in Mexico receiving stem cell treatment. These stem cells were […]

I was recently reminded of how far we have strayed from our natural environment during the NHPPA’s online Health Show. It was here that Dr. Rachel Maurice, a former anesthetist, gave a talk about the importance of the human circadian rhythm. She stated that we are designed to get sunlight in the morning which wakes […]

I am often asked:  Do you really think we can win against Health Canada? I would like to encourage you by sharing three small miracles that happened during the recent Health Charter Tour.  On October 4th, 2025, the Health Charter Tour began winding its way across Canada, stopping at health food stores for meet and […]

(Commentary) During a recent online Health Show hosted by the Natural Health Product Protection Association (NHPPA), I was forced to look in a new way at how awful our food regulation is. Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have complete control over our food supply, and we have all made the mistake […]

Darkness hides the truth.  And the truth is that many of us are only alive because of natural remedies.  Health Canada hides this truth.  In fact, Health Canada hides the truth that many of us were suffering with ill health before we found natural remedies that helped us recover. The benefits of natural remedies are […]

My first experience in Court against Health Canada was about silencing the lambs.  My client, Herbalist Jim Strauss, was facing jail for telling the truth, that he could treat heart disease.  There was no doubt in my mind he was telling the truth. At the trial I had five witnesses who were there to testify […]

After 46 years in business, Kardish Health Food Centre is closing its remaining stores in Ottawa.  This is a family run business that has served the Ottawa area since 1979.  More closures are coming. The natural health community is being smothered by a regulatory burden first imposed by Health Canada in 2004. We are told […]

Imagine you are responsible for Canada’s health policy.  Would you choose to censor truthful health information or would you require the truth to be told?  Which would lead to better health outcomes - censorship or truth? These are not idle questions.  We live in a country of almost absolute censorship of truthful health information.  It […]

This week, I listened to a friend describe how her doctor is abusive. She has to have her husband attend all visits to limit the abuse. She cannot change doctors as there is no doctor to change to. She is desperate for a second opinion but second opinions are becoming a thing of the past. […]