Conservatives Call for Probe Into Health Benefits of Asylum Seekers

Conservatives Call for Probe Into Health Benefits of Asylum Seekers
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Conservative Party will introduce a motion in the House of Commons calling for the government to review how health benefits are given to asylum seekers and restrict who is given access to such services. The party says many refugee claimants whose requests are denied continue to get government health benefits.

The motion also calls for the federal government to immediately expel foreign nationals who are convicted of serious crimes in Canada.