CRHP perceives a pressing need to counter the misinformation spread by those who promote unproven, untested, and sometimes unsafe techniques and products.

CRHP maintains a network of scientists and health professionals willing to provide objective critiques of questionable claims.

CRHP strongly supports government agencies in their mandate to protect the public from misleading and false claims made in the health arena.

CRHP believes that the public's tax dollars and insurance premiums should be spent only on therapies that can provide scientific evidence for their safety and efficacy.

CRHP promotes patient autonomy by ensuring that patients have access to the most reliable information available for use in making treatment decisions.

CRHP believes the federal government has a duty to protect vulnerable Canadians from the financial and medical harm brought about by reliance on unproven health products and treatments.