Pablo Rodriguez's statement comes days after a group of Quebec ministers publicly called out the federal government for not doing enough to help their province cope with a wave of asylum seekers.
The new program will enable Quebec seniors' homes offering services such as bathing or administering medication to receive special allowances based on the needs of residents.
In a normal year, Christian Dubé said there are approximately 3.6 million visits to Quebec ERs: about 10,000 per day. But recently, there have been approximately 1,000 more visits each day a 10 per cent increase.
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