Canvassing How-To – A Guide to Building Power for Pharmacare

The Council of Canadians just wrapped up 16 pharmacare town halls across the country where we heard stories of people struggling to afford medications, explored the case for public, universal pharmacare, and discussed the critical opportunity we have to make this winning policy a reality. [...] We can build the people power needed to win pharmacare, one conversation at a time, by speaking with our neighbours about the urgent need for pharmacare and the opportunity before us, and inviting them to join the fight. [...] Materials needed For this campaign, the canvassing goal is to tell people about pharmacare, the opportunity to win it, and to invite people to sign a petition and join the campaign. [...] • Explain that we have an opportunity: o The Liberals and the NDP have promised to deliver pharmacare this year o We know they’re being lobbied heavily by the pharmaceutical and insurance industries to back down. [...] Do you make any adjustments to the script that should be noted? Are there questions you don’t know the answer to? How was the reception compared to previous canvasses in other locations? • Follow up: Do you need to follow up individually with anyone? Who will keep the petition sheet? Who will type up the information and send a follow up email? Who will send a photo of the petition sheet to the Reg.