Madam Speaker, next I am tabling a petition challenging the government's approach to natural health products. Petitioners are very concerned by how Liberal government policies could threaten access to natural health products through new rules with higher costs and fewer products available on store shelves.
The concern is that low-income Canadians in particular will be at a disadvantage as they seek to protect their health through natural health products, and that businesses that create and sell natural health products will be disadvantaged by the burdensome regulatory approach that the government is taking. Petitioners highlight in particular how the latest Liberal omnibus budget gave the government substantial new powers in terms of arbitrary action against natural health products.
Petitioners call on the Government of Canada to reverse the changes made in the last Liberal budget regarding natural health products. Petitioners are supportive of a Conservative private member's bill that would in fact reverse those changes.