volunteersupport us
Results-Logo-Red-
facebook-iconInstagram-iconlinkedin--iconyt_icon_mono_light
Results-Logo-Red-

email your MP

secure the future

take-action-arrows-yellow

take action now!

email your MP
learn more

write a Letter to the Editor (LTE)
learn more
why write an LTE

Write an LTE if you want to make your opinion heard in a timely manner. You don’t need a lot of research, and your LTE can be brief and to-the-point - just 150-200 words! When time is of the essence, choose to write an LTE.

expert fact

Once submitted, you can track your letter by doing an internet search of your name and following up with the publication to find out if/when it is getting published.

secret tip

Your letter doesn’t have to be perfect, and you don’t have to be an expert to have an opinion. You simply need to care.

Call-to-action summary: 

We are calling on Canada to invest in a safer world through a new pledge to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The next pandemic is not a question of IF but WHEN. And we must be ready to save lives. The systems built to protect us are under strain, funding is retreating, and the window to act is now. With bold leadership and smart investment in CEPI's proven research and innovation model, Canada can help ensure the world has safe, effective vaccines within 100 days of the next threat emerging.

read full call-to-action

Some of our volunteer advocates took this action last month but we need to keep it going to ramp up the pressure!

With Members of Parliament engaging in federal budget consultations, the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, and the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, now is the moment to make sure pandemic preparedness is part of the conversation. Ask your MP to send a letter to Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development, making the case for Canada's investment in CEPI and the 100 Days Mission.

Don't know who your MP is? Enter your postal code on the House of Commons website to find out and get their contact information.

In a world of rising geopolitical tension and growing epidemic threats, pandemic preparedness is not just a health issue, it's a national security issue. Cutting investment in vaccine research and innovation doesn't make us safer, it leaves us more exposed. Your email is a chance to put that case directly in front of the MP who represents you, and through them, the ministers who need to hear it most.

  • Use the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak to demonstrate the urgent need for investment in pandemic preparedness through CEPI.
  • Remind your MP that the speed of science, how fast vaccines can be developed and deployed, determines whether the next outbreak is contained or becomes a crisis.
  • Let them know that Canada has world-class researchers and vaccine innovation capacity, and that investing in CEPI strengthens both global security and Canadian science.
  • Include this fact sheet so they can learn more.

Expert tips:

  • Use the EPIC model of effective communication to get your message across clearly when you communicate with Ministers.

sign up and get informed

Everyday people empowered to generate the political will to end extreme poverty. Change is possible.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • This field is hidden when viewing the form
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • This field is hidden when viewing the form