Show Notes
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, she reflects on how increasing regulation since 2008 has forced companies to close, raised costs for natural health products, and placed growing burdens on practitioners, manufacturers, and consumers. Marie-Lise explains that the Charter was created to protect freedom of choice in healthcare, including the right to choose one’s naturopath, homeopath, therapist, and treatments. She recounts personally collecting approximately 3,000 signatures in Quebec as part of a nationwide paper petition that surpassed 150,000 signatures, making it one of the largest of its kind in Canadian history. She describes the Health Charter Tour as a historic, grassroots movement that brought together consumers, practitioners, retailers, producers, and distributors across the country, and emphasizes that delivering the Charter to Parliament represents the beginning of a larger effort to reclaim health choice, dignity, and access for Canadians. 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/
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