We have received hundreds of very sad letters from holistic, traditional, energy and spiritual care professionals affected by the tyranny of Ontario Premier Wynne and the medical doctor she promoted to Minister of Health to eliminate natural, drug-free healthcare in Ontario. Here is but one and our response: Hello Stop Psychotherapy Takeover team, I'm appalled, angry, hurt and frightened for myself and my family! I've worked in the healing arts for over 16 years--Acupuncture, Reiki, Esoteric Healing and herbal remedies. I've never harmed anyone—I helped to improve the health and wellness of many lives. I’ve studied hard, spent a great deal of money getting my education in these fields and had a great clientele. I can’t understand why, since we are completely safe and people have a choice--me or ‘free’ healthcare and they choose me--that I have to pay what amounts to a ‘protection’ fee to people who do not have my educational background in these fields, but who want to rule over others. This year, I will be letting my license go in Acupuncture due to the new College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture's incessant demand for exorbitant fees, their persecution of grand-parented members, and the intimidating and rude way in which they have communicated to the general membership. First we were coerced into joining just to be able to keep working; now they are making their own rules as they go along. I was going to take my knowledge over to Reflexology and acupressure but now I'm wondering if that will be a waste of time and money too, due to this Psychotherapy College's hijacking of people's livelihoods in the holistic mental/emotional healthcare field. The Witch Burnings of the 1600's by medical doctors have now entered into the present time, except they burn us financially. Please keep me posted and if I can help in any way, please let me know. Susan (Name withheld for her protection), Toronto, ON This is Stop Psychotherapy Takeover team's response: Hello Susan, Thank you for contacting us. DO NOT GIVE UP! They do not win until we give up. We have the law on our side. We have facts; we have truth. We have studies showing we are safe and effective. We have millions of people returning to natural, drug-free lifestyles as a result of our public educational efforts. Stay calm and do what you can Susan. Demand that your MPP to do something about this and call the Ontario Minister of Health's office directly (Dr. Eric Hoskins). You are entitled to have the controlled act of psychotherapy repealed because it is unlawful. You are entitled to be protected from constant attacks and takeover attempts by what is now the leading causes of death and disability in North America--pharmaceutical/ medical corporate interests—not through forced regulation, but through the installation of ‘safe harbour legislation’. There are sooo many ways you can turn fear energy into action energy. Consider working hard to raise the funds needed to fight this in Court. Even $10.00 monthly would barely make a dent in a person's lifestyle, but would help us immensely. Attached is a FORMAL PETITION that will be presented in the legislature once we have about 10,000 signatures. Petition: http://www.stoppsychotherapytakeover.ca/formal-petition-to-on-legislature/ Be loud, be heard. Stand proud for choice and safe treatments. Get the info out to everyone working in your field. Outing the bad guys is the only way to succeed and get stronger as an industry. The reason they are doing this again, is because we are getting too preferred by the public for their liking. The $7-10 billion annually that we save the imploding healthcare system is not lining pharma pockets and not paying self-licking ice cream cones to ‘rule’ over everyone’s lives. And for heaven's sake, do not give up studying or increasing your knowledge and wisdom in your chosen holistic field. You are a free person... fight for your freedom to continue offering your services as you wish. Freedom is not free, but ultimately without it, we will all be commodities of a very sick medical/pharmaceutical system. Be sure to subscribe as a practitioner if you are not subscribed to our newsletters, and at www.StopPsychotherapyTakeover.ca you will find Twitter links, Change.org Petition links, pre-formed MPP letters to send and so on. Ontarians deserve to have a choice to share our wisdoms, love, spirit and good intentions. All the best, Grace