It’s time to make lung health a national priority.
The National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA) and its member organizations urge you to vote for better breathing when Canada goes to the polls on April 28.
As a non-partisan, non-profit group of organizations, we have created the tools below to help inform your decision and help you make the choice that’s right for you. No matter how you vote, breathing belongs on the ballot!
The Lung Health Voter’s Pledge
Send an email to your local election candidates to let them know that lung health is an urgent priority. Your story is powerful; you can customize your letter to include your personal connection to lung health, if you wish.
The Lung Health Platform Guide
To help our communities stay informed, the National Lung Health Alliance has been tracking and monitoring the election platform and promises made by the Liberal Party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party of Canada, Green Party of Canada, and People’s Party of Canada. This resource will be updated frequently as news develops. If there are any updates missing, please let our team know at advocacy@lunghealth.ca.
How to use this tool: We’ve focused on commitments that impact lung health in Canada capturing the promises and commitments that each of Canada’s five largest political parties have communicated. For a full picture of each party’s vision for Canada, we encourage you to explore the party websites and research your local candidates, including those running as independents.
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National Lung Health Alliance member organizations are currently working together to advance specific asks at the federal level: the need for a national lung disease strategy; the importance of pharmacare; the need to expand it to support people living with lung disease; and policies for healthier homes free from radon.
During the 2025 election, we have come together to elevate one incredibly important federal ask on the campaign trail.
Through letters to all federal leaders, we are calling on all parties to commit to ending commercial tobacco and nicotine product sales—excluding nicotine replacement therapies and traditional tobacco—by implementing a policy that prohibits the sale of these products to individuals born after a specific date.
This forward-looking measure would ensure that future generations are not given the opportunity to start or continue smoking or vaping, helping to eliminate nicotine addiction among youth over time.
A common-sense solution: There is NO “safe age” to start using nicotine products. If put in place now, such a ban would open doors to a nicotine-free generation.
While ending the sale of commercial tobacco and nicotine products can help the next generation of Canadians to avoid vaping, smoking, and nicotine addiction, it’s not the only action that our elected officials can take.
We can boost these cost-saving and life-saving measures by assisting those who are facing nicotine addiction right now, by investing more in mental health services and cessation supports.
If you or someone you love needs help quitting now, help is available and the National Lung Health Alliance is cheering you on!
Accessible voting options
Living with a lung condition can bring many challenges. For some in our community, that includes challenges with mobility.
- If you’re concerned about your lung condition holding you back from the polls on April 28, you can breathe a sigh of relief. You have until April 22 to register to vote by mail.
- Electors who live in hospitals and facilities that provide long-term care may have the extra option of voting at a mobile polling station in their residence, and Elections Canada offers mobile polling stations in some residences and hospital wards.
Breathing belongs on the ballot – and your vote matters.
Helpful Links
- Elections Canada: Find your polling station, register to vote by mail, view a list of candidates, and make sure you’re ready for the polls
- NLHA member organizations: BC Lung Foundation, Alberta Lung, Lung Saskatchewan, Association Pulmonaire du Quebec, NB Lung, LungNSPEI, Lung Cancer Canada, Asthma Canada and COPD Canada.
- The Canadian Public Health Association’s election headquarters: Advocacy tips and fact sheets on issues like health inequities, chronic disease, and immunization