Trojan horse set to stampede homeopaths in Ontario, Canada

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TROJAN HORSE SET TO STAMPEDE HOMEOPATHS IN ONTARIO

Ottawa, April 18, 2007

Ontario homeopaths and healthcare activists from around the world met at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, April 14th to discuss the Bill 171, the Health Systems Act which – if it becomes law – will regulate and control the homeopathic practitioners in the province.

The meeting, organized by Ontario homeopath Barbara Etcovitch, CCH, RCSHom and Marilyn Nelson, founder of Freedom in Canadian Health Care, addressed the long-range ramifications of the legislation and explored the avenues through which to best protect both the practitioners and the public.

The consensus at the meeting was that the Bill should never come into existence as it lacks two important criteria, consensus within the profession and the possible risk of harm. These are factors that must exist before legislation is attempted, yet the Bill has already had its second reading in Parliament.  The Bill has progressed unaltered despite intensive lobbying of the Health Practitioners Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC) by homeopaths and others concerned about the future of non-pharmaceutical healthcare.

At the meeting, Scott Tips JD, Food and Drug Attorney and President of the US-based National Health Federation, explained that