Shawn Buckley

Shawn Buckley is an engaging speaker who gets to the core of the eroding access to natural health products and the loss of personal freedoms.

A lawyer with expertise in the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations. Mr. Buckley acts primarily for manufacturers of Natural Health Products and has an enviable track record in protecting companies charged by Health Canada. Some of the more notable defences have included:

• obtaining the acquittal of TrueHope Nutritional Support following a protracted Health Canada prosecution
• obtaining the acquittal of the Strauss Herb Company from 73 charges brought by Health Canada;
• having charges against the Nutraceutical Company (Biomedica) withdrawn after Constitutional Challenges to the New Drug Regulations and the seizure power under the Food and Drugs Act were filed.

Mr. Buckley has a significant legal understanding of the Food and Drug Act and Regulations, extensive political experience. He has worked in policy departments of both the Federal and Provincial Government including the Premier’s Office of British Columbia. He has a detailed understanding of the working of government and the formulation of policy. He regularly travels to Ottawa and Washington DC to meet with lawmakers to advocate for Natural Health Products and Dietary Supplements. Media Reel has had the pleasure of working with Shawn Buckley and the Natural Health Products Protection Association NHPPA to produce a number of one on one interviews and videos of his speaking engagements.