Ontario Premier and Toronto Mayor Urge Feds to Take Further Action on Shelter Support for Refugees

Ontario Premier and Toronto Mayor Urge Feds to Take Further Action on Shelter Support for Refugees
Toronto mayor-elect Olivia Chow speaks to media outside City Hall in Toronto on June 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
Matthew Horwood
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A day after the federal government announced nearly $100 million to provide shelter for refugees sleeping on the streets of Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and newly elected Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow jointly urged Ottawa to take further action.

“While we welcome the federal government’s recent investment as a great first step, it is not enough to shelter and care for the thousands of refugees and asylum seekers that have arrived in Toronto,” Mr. Ford and Ms. Chow said in a joint statement released July 19.