Take Action!

There are many things that we can do to help solve the growing smoking issue. These will be added to this page, and we hope that you follow through these cool links to help the world!
We are also doing these things, and it does not take very long to do them! So please take a few minutes to help make a difference! If you would like to contact us, please go to the 'Contact Us' pages.
If you live in Alberta, you can contact your MLA by following the link. You will find out your MLAs address, phone number, email, and much more information at: http://www.smokefreealberta.com/connect.html

Also for Albertans, you can contact the editor of a newspaper in Alberta. This could be helpful, as maybe they would decide to publish something about the smoking issue! Go to: http://www.smokefreealberta.com/write_a_letter.html

You can also contact a member of the Canadian Parliament about the smoking issue, and you can find more information at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC

Another choice is to contact the Prime Minister Stephen Harper. More contact information is at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=0218bf67-ef3a-4a8d-8ab4-0229e4fcaa54&Language=E

The Minister of Health is also essential for the Anti Smoking Project to contact. More information is at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=3ad715ec-41ca-4448-a759-7d1d2b901ae4&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Lists/Members.aspx?Parliament=8714654b-cdbf-48a2-b1ad-57a3c

You can also download material so that you can help to encourage a change. Banning new tobacco products is a good idea, and you can gt these materials at: http://www.smoke-free.ca/changetherules/download.htm

Lung cancer is one of the most common result of smoking. Donate to the Lung Association at:
http://www.lung.ca/donate-don/index_e.php

You can also write a tribute to somebody who has died of lung cancer:
http://www.lung.ca/involved-impliquez/share-partagez_e.cfm

Another important thing is to volunteer for the Lung Association:
http://www.lung.ca/involved-impliquez/volunteer-benevole_e.php

You can also participate in local fundraising events, but be sure to contact your provincial Lung Association first! (Canadians) http://www.lung.ca/about-propos/provincial-provinciales_e.php

If you would like something quick and easy to do, you can send an e-card to somebody! The e-cards can be found at: http://www.lung.ca/involved-impliquez/ecards-cartes_e.php or http://smokefree.gov/ecards/index.aspx

Another quick thing to consider, especially if you want to quit smoking, or have quit smoking before, you can download a wallpaper for your desktop at:
http://www.lung.ca/involved-impliquez/ecards-cartes/wallpaper-fonddecran_e.php

If you are in a journalism class in university or college, you might want to enter in this Lung Cancer Journalism Award contest. More details at: http://www.lung.ca/media-medias/awards-prix/index_e.php

Also, you can contact somebody from the Lung Association at: http://www.lung.ca/media-medias/contacts-contacts/index_e.php

Help the American Heart Association. Heart cancer is also caused by smoking, so if you would like to help this cause, please go to: http://media.americanheart.org/vod/media/giving/