A short, civic way to ask Alberta to measure prevention and enforcement together. The template below is written for educators, health professionals, parents, and community members who want to write to their MLA about youth nicotine prevention.

Step 1. Find your MLA

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta maintains the current roster at assembly.ab.ca. Look up the member for your constituency and use the email address listed on their member page.

Step 2. Adapt the template

Personal emails carry more weight than form letters. Replace the bracketed items, add a sentence in your own words about your community, and remove anything that does not reflect your view. Be courteous. MLA staff read these messages.

Subject: Bill 208 and prevention metrics in [your community]

Dear [MLA name],

I am a [educator / health professional / parent / community member] in [community]. I am writing to ask you to keep the core protections in Bill 208 intact and to ask the province to publish prevention metrics alongside the enforcement metrics it already reports.

Enforcement matters, and I support funding it. I also believe that reducing the number of young people in Alberta who ever start using nicotine products is the lead question. Health Canada and the Canadian Paediatric Society both name youth uptake as a leading concern.

Specifically, I would like to see Alberta publish prevention measures such as youth uptake survey data, school-zone proximity counts for nicotine retail, online supervision activity, and the volume of parent and school staff inquiries about nicotine product use. These should sit beside the enforcement metrics that other groups have asked for.

Thank you for your work and for considering this perspective.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Constituency]

Step 3. Send it

Send the note to your MLA. If you copy the network at [email protected] we can keep a tally of how many constituencies have heard from prevention-aligned residents. We will not publish your name or message without your consent.

Other ways to help

  • Share the network with educators, school nurses, public health units, and parents.
  • If you work with young people, point them to the Health Canada prevention page for general information.
  • Sign on to the network using the join page. We will only send occasional updates on Alberta tobacco and vaping policy.

This page is informational. It is not legal or medical advice.