AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMAID Policy: Mark Carney’s government will introduce legislation to indefinitely bar people whose sole condition is mental illness from accessing assisted dying, citing concerns about mental-health care and a lack of agreement on when illness is irremediable. Alberta Referendum: Premier Danielle Smith says Elections Alberta’s efforts to fix errors in about 3,000 returned mail-in ballot packages show the process is working. The Oct. 19 vote includes whether to pursue a binding separation referendum; Smith also called separatists’ reported offer of Alberta resources to the U.S. “absurd.” Confederation: Ottawa’s defence minister highlighted $8 billion in military projects in Alberta, pitching the province’s role in Canada less than two weeks before the referendum. Quebec Politics: The Parti Québécois has formed a minority government after its election win, but its leader says a referendum is not an immediate priority. Trade and Parliament: The House defeated a Conservative motion for deeper diesel-tax relief. Separately, Canada withdrew support for a disinformation conference after U.S. pressure over a panel examining Washington’s role in information manipulation.
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