Quebec Calls out Ottawa for ‘Inaction’ on Asylum Seekers, Demands $1B Compensation

Quebec Calls out Ottawa for ‘Inaction’ on Asylum Seekers, Demands $1B Compensation
Bernard Drainville, Quebec Minister of Education speaks to the press alongside Quebec Premiere Francois Legault during a press conference in Montreal, on Feb. 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Peter McCabe
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The Quebec government is ramping up pressure on Ottawa to do more to ease the strain on its services caused by an influx of asylum seekers.

Four provincial ministers held a news conference on Feb. 20 demanding that the federal government stop the arrival of would-be refugees in Quebec, and transfer those already in the province more equally across the country.