6. Expansion of MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) Many religious seniors, particularly Catholics and evangelicals, have raised alarm that Canada has “slowly slipped into a euthanasia culture,” with lonely seniors considering MAiD due to financial hardship or a sense of being a burden — outcomes they attribute directly to Ottawa’s increasingly elastic eligibility rules.
7. MAiD Expansion to Mental Illness Alberta seniors and religious communities have pushed back hard on Ottawa’s proposed expansion of MAiD to those with mental illness alone, with critics arguing recovery is possible and that vulnerable Canadians facing crises — not terminal illness — should be given care and hope, not euthanasia.
8. Erosion of Conscience Rights for Medical Professionals Religious healthcare workers — doctors, nurses, and chaplains — have complained that federal and provincial frameworks increasingly compel participation in or referral for MAiD, threatening their ability to practise medicine in accordance with their faith, something seniors who rely on faith-based care facilities find deeply concerning.
9. Bill C-16 and Compelled Speech Many conservative Alberta seniors share the concern that Bill C-16 — which added gender identity to anti-discrimination and hate speech laws — represents government-compelled speech, threatening freedom of expression. Critics, including prominent public figures, argued it would legally require the use of certain pronouns and restrict open debate on gender issues.
10. Federal Funding of Abortion and LGBT Ideology Abroad Religiously conservative Albertan seniors have objected to the federal government making abortion access and LGBT ideology two of Canada’s primary foreign policy exports, using taxpayer dollars to advance social values that many in Alberta — particularly older generations — strongly oppose.