Feds want $411 million to cover refugee health care as the number of new arrivals soars
November 22, 2024
The federal government is asking Parliament to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending to cover the health-care costs of eligible refugees and asylum seekers — a budget line item that has soared in recent years as the number of these newcomers reached record highs.
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