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Windsor mayor accuses Ottawa of trying to download costs of hosting asylum seekers

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Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is accusing the federal government of trying to download costs onto the city that are associated with helping asylum seekers.

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Windsor refuses to fund asylum hotels as Ottawa offloads cost to municipalities

The City of Windsor announced that it will no longer be continuing to fund a program for asylum claimants, telling the Trudeau government that it “messed up” Canada’s immigration system. Windsor’s housing assistance program provides food and shelter for claimants and is financed under the federal government’s funding model. Mayor Drew Dilkens and Commissioner of Human and Health Services Andrew Daher are calling attention to significant change…

29 days ago

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Windsor Star

‘Saying no’ — Windsor rejects federal plan for cities to fund asylum seeker housing

Windsor officials called out the federal government Wednesday in a dispute over how much cities should pay to feed and house the ballooning number of refugee claimants entering Canada.

1 month ago·Windsor, Canada

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