François Legault says it doesn't make sense that Quebec receives about 45 per cent of would-be refugees in Canada, despite accounting for only 22 per cent of the population.
says the federal government should force asylum seekers arriving in Quebec to move to other provinces, including people who have already settled in the province.
Legault said during a trip to Paris on Wednesday that he wants half of the asylum seekers currently in Quebec to be transferred elsewhere in the country. The premier says it doesn’t make sense that Quebec receives about 45 per cent of would-be refugees in Canada, despite accounting for only 22 per cent of the population.The federal government says it wants a fairer distribution of asylum seekers across the country, but the office of Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa won’t force provinces to take in more people.
Legault said on Tuesday that his government has asked Ottawa to create waiting zones for asylum seekers entering the country, as is the practice in France.Israel says 8 troops killed amid ground incursion into Lebanon Vice Presidential debate: Moderators silence Vance, Walz as debate on Haitian migrants in Springfield turns into argument over fact-checking
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