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Community groups are pushing for a long-term solution to avoid the shelter crunch that had stranded asylum seekers on Toronto streets amid a funding standoff — and some are even open to flying claimants across Canada to where there may be housing and opportunities.
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Political standoff between Toronto and Ottawa over who should pay for the cost of sheltering people left asylum seekers on the street
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City council approved a plan put forward by Mayor Olivia Chow in light of new federal funding announced earlier this week
The big increase began at the same time the Trudeau government closed the illegal crossing at Roxham Road.
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The City of Toronto has been pleading for $157-million from the federal government to respond to the influx of asylum seekers in need of shelter