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Canadian anti-CCP resolution defeated

Thanks to the efforts of subluxation-based doctors throughout Alberta, a proposition targeting the guidelines developed by the Council on Chiropractic Practice (CCP) was defeated.

Until recently, most Canadian doctors had no viable alternative to the Glenerin Guidelines, a document considered to be a clone of the Mercy Guidelines. Attorney David Chapman-Smith served as Commission Counsel for both the Mercy and Glenerin conferences.

Last year, the CCP's "Vertebral Subluxation in Chiropractic Practice" was distributed throughout several provinces. It quickly won support from field practitioners and was recognized by the College of Chiropractors of Alberta (CCOA).

In retaliation, Murray Schneider, D.C., and David Tripp, D.C., members of the Canadian Chiropractic Association of Canada, submitted a resolution calling for the CCOA to "rescind its endorsement" of the CCP guidelines.

The resolution was voted on at the annual general meeting of the CCOA -- at which all licensed doctors in the province can vote -- and was rejected.

The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) had mailed special alerts to all Alberta doctors, informing them of the issue and urging them to vote against the resolution.

"Its obvious that CCP has started something," said Claire Haitsma, one of the major forces behind the effort to defeat the anti-CCP proposal. "The Glenerin people have started a review and revision of [their own] document." Haitsma has been invited to help in the revision.

"Chiropractors in Alberta have good reason to be proud," stated Terry A. Rondberg, D.C., president of the WCA. "They chose to be active members of their profession and let their voices be heard. It's clear that they aren't willing to let a small group of people dictate how they should practice."