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Canada divided on “assisted dying”: Alberta moves to restrict MAID while Québec expands access

OTTAWA – Opposing visions in Canada on “assisted dying”: Alberta has announced it will take greater provincial control over Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), formally following Québec’s example but with an opposite approach. While the French-speaking province has expanded access to the procedure, the prairie province’s government intends to introduce new restrictions.