{"id":20846,"date":"2026-09-10T17:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/?page_id=20846"},"modified":"2026-09-11T14:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:02:39","slug":"regional-action-kit-for-members-contact-your-representatives-elections-quebec-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/en\/regional-action-kit-for-members-contact-your-representatives-elections-quebec-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional &#8211; Action Kit for members &#8211; contact your representatives &#8211; Elections Qu\u00e9bec 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download the full PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Regional_Action_Kit_for_ASEQ_Members_2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Action Kit for Members <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Regional Action Pack for Members \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec Elections 2026<\/h1>\n<p>Dear members,<\/p>\n<p>The Quebec general election will take place on 5 October 2026. During this campaign, ASEQ-EHAQ is calling on the main political parties to make five concrete commitments to improve accessibility for people living with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS).<\/p>\n<p>We need your help to raise awareness of these demands across all regions of Quebec. A local, respectful and non-partisan approach can help candidates understand that MCS affects real people in their own constituencies.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to write to the candidates in your constituency once their candidacies have been confirmed and to ask them the same questions, without endorsing or attacking any party.<\/p>\n<h2>What we are asking you to do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify your constituency and the candidates standing there.<\/li>\n<li>Send the same short message to all the main candidates in your constituency.<\/li>\n<li>Attach or link to ASEQ-EHAQ\u2019s \u2018\u00c9lections Qu\u00e9bec 2026\u2019 page and the five commitments.<\/li>\n<li>Ask for a written response and, if you wish, a brief meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Forward any replies you receive to ASEQ-EHAQ so that we can document the commitments in a consistent manner.<\/li>\n<li>Do not state that ASEQ-EHAQ supports or opposes any party or candidate.<\/li>\n<li>Do not incur any expenditure on behalf of ASEQ-EHAQ and do not pay to promote or disseminate the message without prior authorization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sample letter to candidates<\/h2>\n<p>Subject: Multiple chemical sensitivity and accessibility \u2013 \u00c9lections Qu\u00e9bec 2026<\/p>\n<p>Dear [Name],<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to you as a resident of [constituency] regarding multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and the accessibility barriers faced by those affected.<\/p>\n<p>ASEQ-EHAQ has asked political parties to make five commitments regarding: 1) a Quebec action plan on MCS; 2) accessible healthcare; 3) accessible, healthy and affordable housing; 4) Source control and more accessible indoor environments; and 5) data, research, training and socio-economic inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>If you are elected, will you support measures in these five areas and agree to meet with ASEQ-EHAQ and people living with MCS in order to advance these issues?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for sending me your written response. I will forward it to ASEQ-EHAQ to assist with its non-partisan monitoring of election commitments.<\/p>\n<p>Yours faithfully,<br \/>\n[Name]\n[Municipality \/ constituency]\n<h2>If you meet a candidate: three key messages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>MCS is about accessibility: avoidable exposure can prevent access to healthcare, housing, work and services.<\/li>\n<li>Source control and reasonable accommodation must go hand in hand: we must prevent avoidable exposure whilst ensuring access for those already affected.<\/li>\n<li>We are calling for concrete commitments and a dialogue after the election, not a general statement of support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Report to ASEQ-EHAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Constituency: ____________________<br \/>\nCandidate\/party: ____________________<br \/>\nDate of contact: ____________________<br \/>\nResponse received: Yes \/ No<br \/>\nSummary or copy of the response: ______________________________________________<br \/>\nFollow-up required: ______________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Download the full PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/aseq-ehaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Regional_Action_Kit_for_ASEQ_Members_2026-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Action Kit for Members <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download the full PDF: Regional Action Kit for Members Regional Action Pack for Members \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec Elections 2026 Dear members, The Quebec general election will take place on 5 October 2026. During this campaign, ASEQ-EHAQ is calling on the main political parties to make five concrete commitments to improve accessibility for people living with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). 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