2025 Federal Election Toolkit

What does this federal election mean for abortion rights and access? ARCC believes the consequences could be severe if the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre wins the election. Help stop this from happening! Jump into action by using our toolkit. Simply browse the lists below and do whatever you can. Please also share this page widely.
Take Action! What You Can Do Before the 2025 Federal Election
- Inform yourself on the issues by reading key info we’ve put together on:
- Threats to abortion and reproductive justice under a possible Conservative government
- What has each party done for reproductive rights?
- Details on hardline anti-choice Conservative MPs
- Video of our Toolkit launch workshop on Sat April 5: Let’s Mobilize! ARCC’s election toolkit is here.
- Reproductive health and rights are economic issues (coming soon)
- Contact your local candidates to let them know you support reproductive rights and to hold them accountable. Send a letter using our Letter Tool and ask them our Questions for Candidates.
- Download our Social Media Kit and share posts on your social media accounts.
- Sign our Solidarity Statement of Support for Abortion Rights and Reproductive Justice.
- Sign our online petition.
- Order free stickers, buttons, posters, and info cards.
- Donate to ARCC or your local reproductive rights group or abortion clinic.
Voting Guide: Candidates to support and oppose
We have created a tool to help you determine which of your candidates are anti-choice, and which progressive candidates need your support.
- Voting Guide (in Google docs, with sortable columns)
- Instructions for using the Voting Guide – take a quick tour before using the guide.
- ARCC’s list of current anti-choice Members of Parliament and those with unknown or indeterminate stance.
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Send a Letter to Your Candidates
Use our Letter Tool to find your riding, your candidates, and how to contact them. You can send our prepared letter, write your own, message them on social media, or phone them.
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Questions for Candidates
Please ask any of our Questions for Candidates in any venue possible – such as all-candidate meetings, or when candidates knock on your door.
You can also visit, phone, or email the candidates, or post questions on their social media pages. To find your candidates’ contact info, see our Letter Tool.
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Solidarity Statement of Support
Both groups and individuals may sign – please do so today and share widely!
Solidarity Statement of Support for Abortion Rights and Reproductive Justice
One week before the election, we will send the letter to all party leaders.
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Sign Our Petition
Please sign our online petition at Change.org: Uphold Abortion Rights!
We’ll be publicizing petition results during the campaign, and asking elected candidates to honour the demands. Whichever party wins the election will receive the final petition.
Please sign today and share widely!
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Download our Social Media Kit
Choose elements from our Social Media Kit to share across your own social media accounts, such as Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn – as well as emails.
Short of time? Just share a few of ARCC‘s posts from one or more of our social media accounts:
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Free Stickers, Buttons, Posters, and Cards
ARCC will cover the cost of the following stickers, pins, posters, and cards, plus postage. Limited stock remains! To order, please email info@arcc-cdac.ca with the item number, quantity of each desired, and your mailing address.
For many of these items you may also download a free digital copy to quickly print yourself.
Sticker #1: I’m voting for abortion rights – PNGOUT OF STOCKSticker #2: Vote for Reproducive Justice – PNGOUT OF STOCKSticker #3: Vote like your rights depend on it – PNGOUT OF STOCKSticker #4: Vote like your rights depend on it (banner style) – PNGOUT OF STOCKButton #1: I’m voting for abortion rights – PNGOUT OF STOCKButton #2: Vote like your rights depend on it – PNGOUT OF STOCK- Poster #1: Take action for abortion rights (PDF / PNG) 10 left
Poster #2: Abortion is healthcare (PDF / PNG)OUT OF STOCKPoster #3: Vote for reproductive freedom (PDF / PNG)OUT OF STOCKPoster #4: Election toolkit (PDF / PNG)OUT OF STOCK- Election card with info about the possible threats to abortion rights and access posed by anti-choice candidates, with a link to our toolkit. (Bilingual, 5″ x 7″) 35 left
- Brochure: How your donations support our work
- Public cards with basic abortion info aimed at the general public. Two versions, 6″ by 9″: Maximum order 25
Note: We reserve the right to limit quantities, or to refuse shipment if we are unable to verify that you are pro-choice.
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Election-related Press Releases, Newsletters, and Articles
Stay informed! Here are links to election-related blogs, press releases, newsletters, written by ARCC members:
- Your role in the fight for reproductive justice by Carolyn Kavanagh (Apr 19, 2025)
- How Trump’s presidency & the loss of abortion rights in the US impacts Canada, by Carolyn Kavanagh (April 2, 2025)
- A Poilievre government could undermine reproductive justice and Indigenous rights, by Seren Friskie (March 26, 2025)
- How will Canada lead on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Era of Trump? by Jacqueline Potvin (March 21, 2025)
- Abortion is inaccessible for many of Canada’s Indigenous communities by Seren Friskie (Dec 26, 2024)
- Reproductive Justice is Queer (And It Should Be), by Seren Friskie (April XX, 2025)
- ARCC Spark: April election issue of our newsletter to members (April XX, 2025)
Table of Contents
- Take Action!
- Voting Guide
- Sample Candidate Letter
- Questions for Candidates
- Solidarity Statement
- Sign Our Petition
- Social Media Kit
- Free Stickers, Pins, etc.
- Election-related Articles
Quick Share Links
Our Election Toolkit is generously supported by Unifor.