Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Grants or contributions for the provision of technical assistance in the design and deployment of new respiratory health safety training programs.
• Obtain increased funding for research into lung disease from the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, with a special focus on funding for clinical and translational research.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Health Canada's tobacco control program, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Amendments to the Canada Transportation Act with respect to controlling the carriage of pets in airplane passenger cabins to protect the health and safety of individuals with chronic lung disease.
• Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act in respect of developing a nation-wide Air Quality Management System for Canada to improve air quality.
• Amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act with respect to increasing federal environmental enforcement powers to ensure better air quality.
• Amendments to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) with regards to air pollutants.
• Amendments to the Tobacco Act with respect to increasing tobacco taxation and penalties for contraband cigarettes.
• Indoor air quality with respect to Income Tax Act for a radon mitigation rebate

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Hazardous Products Act, as it relates to the domestic use of asbestos
• Regulation of Cannabis with respect to protecting the lung health of Canadians, including second hand cannabis smoke and research on cannabis.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Regulations and/or amendments under the Tobacco Act, extend enhanced warning labels to all tobacco products, and control new forms of smoking and nicotine consumption, including water-pipes and e-cigarettes. All aspects of S-5.

Policies or Program

• Air Quality Health Index with respect to ensuring the Index is active in every province and major community across Canada.
• Air Quality Management System (AQMS) in respect of approval for the final development and implementation of the proposed system with full involvement of stakeholders.
• Canadian Tuberculosis Committee for Canadian strategies and priorities with respect to tuberculosis prevention and control.
• Chemicals Management Plan with respect to ensuring ongoing, adequate funding for the program to achieve reductions in outdoor and indoor toxic air pollutants.
• Drug cost relief for Canadians with respect to a new national program for catastrophic drug cost coverage.
• Indoor air quality with respect to the development and implementation of programs to ensure improved indoor air quality in First Nations communities.
• The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan in respect of the vaccination of Canadians and awareness for COPD and asthma patients.
• Tuberculosis prevention and control in respect of enhanced programs for First Nations peoples and New Canadians.

Regulation

• Amendments to the Canada Wide Standard (CWS) for particulate matter and ozone pertaining to wood-burning stoves.