Tory MP Seeks to Reinstate Clauses of Natural Health Products Bill Removed by Liberal Majority on Committee
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins said he has made an application to the House speaker to have all clauses of his private member’s bill on natural health products reinstated, after Liberal MPs voted in committee to delete every clause. Bill C-224 aimed to amend the Food and Drugs Act to determine that natural health products are [...]
TL;DR
- Conservative MP Blaine Calkins's Bill C-224 sought to amend the Food and Drugs Act regarding natural health products.
- The bill aimed to classify natural health products as not therapeutic products, exempting them from drug monitoring.
- Liberal MPs on a committee voted to delete all clauses of Bill C-224.
- Calkins has applied to the House speaker to reinstate the deleted clauses.
- The Liberal government had increased regulations on natural health products in 2023, which Bill C-224 would have reversed.