Quebec nearing 'breaking point' amid influx of asylum seekers: Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point."
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Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a "breaking point."
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Quebec Premier Francois Legault urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stem the flow of refugees into the province and to compensate it for costs, claiming Quebec's services were close to a "breaking point" due to the rising number. The influx has led to overflowing schools, worsened housing scarcity, and packed homeless shelters, Legault said in a letter to Trudeau on Wednesday. "Unfortunately, we are close to the breaking point because of the excessive number of asylum seekers arriving in Quebec month after month," the center-right nation...
Nearly 60,000 new asylum seekers were registered in Quebec in the first 11 months of 2023
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By Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Quebec Premier Francois Legault urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stem the flow of ...