Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews is urging the federal government to reverse its decision to ”significantly reduce” health coverage for refugee claimants. […]The Conservatives have argued that extended benefits for refugees are better than those received by most Canadians. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently told a Senate committee that the goal is to ”ensure that there is equity and fairness in health benefits.” […] Matthews says the policy change […] “effectively downloaded federal costs onto the provincial health care system.”
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