Mickey Amery

Last week we introduced Bill 18 to draw a clear line – medical assistance in dying must never replace care.

My thanks to Inclusion Canada and Inclusion Alberta for their support and for reinforcing why this legislation is needed now.

"Inclusion Canada welcomes the legislation tabled today by the Government of Alberta regarding medical assistance in dying. Canada's assisted dying law currently allows people who are not at end of life to receive MAiD. The United Nations has stated unequivocally that this practice violates the rights of persons with disabilities and should be repealed. We urge the Government of Canada to amend the Criminal Code so that assisted death is limited to people who are nearing end of life, and is never extended to people with mental illness or mature minors."
Krista Carr, CEO, Inclusion Canada

“Track 2 MAID discriminates against persons with disabilities and reinforces dangerous stereotypes about the worth of their lives. Bill 18 is a correction. It would protect Albertans with disabilities from discrimination by ensuring Alberta’s health system does not provide assisted su***de to people whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable.”
Trish Bowman, CEO, Inclusion Alberta

Albertans don’t back down from a challenge, and in tough fiscal times, neither do we.

In the face of global uncertainty, Budget 2026 focuses on what matters most, with targeted investments in education, health care and our economy to keep our province moving forward.

For Justice, that means a $66.4 million increase — approximately a nine per cent year-over-year rise from 2025-26, providing stable funding to ensure Albertans continue to have timely access to a sustainable, effective, fair and transparent justice system.