Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, met with Mayor Olivia Chow in her city hall office for a little over an hour on Tuesday.
in her city hall office for a little over an hour on Tuesday. The meeting comes on the heels of fresh city council resolutions, which once again called on the Trudeau government to increase funding for refugees, who continue to arrive in the city where shelters are at capacity.
Mayor Olivia Chow told reporters following a meeting with Miller that the city needs a response from the federal government if money is coming by next week.Ottawa committed $200 million in July to help support the influx of refugees to Canadian cities. While Toronto received $97 million of that funding, the new request for additional funding to cover mounting costs and address at-capacity shelters, is growing.
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