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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Conservatives asked about asylum seekers getting free health care while taxpayers don't even have a family doctor. The Liberal response was basically that they found $60 billion in unspecified savings elsewhere, so it's fine.

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Gabriel Hardy

Conservative
“I want the government to stop spending so much on health care for asylum seekers. Taxpayers are paying for this but not getting enough themselves.”
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