François Legault is urging the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to “intervene” with his Minister of Immigration in the case of asylum seekers.

In a statement sent to Radio-Canada on Tuesday, the office of Quebec Minister Lena Diab argued that Ottawa was already doing enough for Quebec. The amount transferred would reach more than $1.5 billion for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

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“Beyond the money, we have a big problem in Montreal. We have more than 100,000 asylum seekers. We have almost half of Canada’s asylum see

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