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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

During question period on immigration, Conservative members pressed the government over interim health benefits for rejected asylum claimants, citing a case of a rejected claimant with a violent history and noting that thousands of rejected claimants with deportation orders remain in Canada. They asked why rejected claimants receive health coverage and where those with outstanding deportation orders are. Liberal ministers responded that the interim health program provides limited, temporary coverage for vulnerable people, that claimant volumes have dropped, and that their budget and border bill (Bill C-12) will produce savings, adding that the Canada Border Services Agency removed over 23,000 people last year and is on track to continue that trend.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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