The online survey, conducted by ResearchCo., found that 41 per cent of Canadians think health-care professionals should be able to decline providing MAID services if they have a moral or faith-based objection. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn Ontario, for example, physicians and nurse practitioners who object to providing MAID must refer patients “in a timely manner” to another provider. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDoctors are not legally compelled to provide or help provide MAID, and neither are religious-run institutions. I don’t want that in my proximity when I am fighting to stay alive.”Writer and policy analyst Gabrielle Peters objects to being treated by a practitioner providing MAID. A majority of Canadians (57 per cent) oppose allowing health-care providers to refuse care to LGBTQ2+ individuals on religious grounds.

Source: National Post April 12, 2026 11:34 UTC