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On March 29, 2026, physicians expressed strong opposition to Alberta's proposed Bill 18, which would prevent doctors from administering medical assistance in dying (MAID) to patients unlikely to die within 12 months, stating that MAID is "not death on demand." This followed a March 26 CBC News survey of over 6,000 Alberta teachers and education staff, which revealed hundreds of reports of classroom violence, including educators suffering concussions from being kicked, punched, scratched, and bitten, and routinely evacuating classrooms due to violent outbursts. Previously, on March 24, a top Saudi geopolitical analyst, Salman Al-Ansari, identified Iran as the primary destabilizer in the Middle East, rather than Israel, during a March 20 CBC News interview. Earlier, on March 19, CBC News reported that Canada holds significant leverage in ongoing tariff and trade negotiations with Washington, despite sending the majority of its exports to the United States. Economic data and industry feedback suggest U.S. reliance on Canadian exports, contradicting claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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