Quebec leader urges Trudeau to stem refugee inflow as services near 'breaking point'

Legault has asked Trudeau to tighten Canada's visa policy, reimburse the province for the costs incurred to welcome asylum seekers, and "fairly apportion asylum seekers throughout Canada"


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OTTAWA - 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 nationalist added. "The situation has become unbearable." ---More...

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