“I want you to be outraged by this spending. I want you to spend less on these people and cut off their benefits.”
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A debate about providing health care to asylum seekers and refugees through the interim federal health program. The Conservatives argued it's unfair for fake refugee claimants to bump Canadians from the healthcare they pay for, while the Liberals defended the long-standing program, pointing out declining usage and asylum claims.
“Canadians are suffering and dying because our healthcare system is overloaded. I want the government to stop giving so many free healthcare benefits to refugee claimants. I want rejected refugee claimants deported, not treated better than Canadians. When will the government fix this unfairness?”