Thank you to the committee for the opportunity to speak before you.
The Canadian Men in Nursing Group is a national organization that supports men in the nursing profession, educates the public, and is involved in supporting men's health and the health of all Canadians.
I'll be sharing my time today with Mr. Branden Shepika, our organization's chapter director, a nursing student from Sudbury, Ontario.
Nurses play an active role in all aspects of health and well-being of Canadians and in many different health organizations across the country. Because nurses are front-line health professionals, many of them come across patients taking natural health products. For this reason, we feel it is important that nurses should have an important role in all discussions surrounding natural health.
According to Health Canada in a recent survey, approximately 71% of Canadians use some form of natural health products. With this high percentage, it is important that government ensure that Canadians are well protected.