Ontario Minister MacLeod wants Ottawa to foot $200-million bill for province, cities

Ontario Minister Lisa MacLeod also said that $200-million figure will continue to rise.

Ontario Minister Lisa MacLeod, pictured taking her seat at an emergency House Immigration Committee meeting on July 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

July 24, 2018

The Ontario government is demanding that Ottawa foot a $200-million bill for the province and its two largest cities to cover costs associated with the supporting migrants who have made asylum claims after crossing into Canada from the U.S. In a hearing befor...

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