Tue Jan 31, 2023 – 6:08 pm EST
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — Alberta premier Danielle Smith said her province “objects” to the expansion of Canada’s euthanasia laws to include people who suffer solely from mental illness and has vowed her government will investigate the matter.
“We are consulting with legal and mental health experts regarding the proposed legislation and its impact on those with mental health challenges,” reads a statement sent from the Premier’s Office to media yesterday.
The statement from Smith also noted that given the Alberta government’s “responsibility to deliver health care services and to regulate the healthcare profession,” the province outright “objects” to “the federal government moving forward with expanding MAiD eligibility without agreement from the province.”
The statement from Smith’s Office places Alberta as the only Canadian province to publicly object to new Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) legislation which is set to become law later this year.
While Smith herself has a mixed track record when it comes to life issues such as abortion, the United Conservative Party (UCP) under her and her predecessor Jason Kenney have allocated millions to life-affirming palliative care programs.
On the national level however,
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