Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her UCP government will introduce Bill 18, the 'Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act', to tighten rules around Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).  The proposed legislation would limit eligibility to cases where natural death is reasonably foreseeable, ban MAID for minors and people whose sole condition is mental illness, and block advanced requests. Smith says the bill is aimed at protecting vulnerable Albertans, while critics questioned whether the new rules create added barriers to access.