Trudeau refuses to grant Quebec emergency powers over immigrants

Quebec Premier François Legault’s request for emergency powers to address the immigration problem was rejected by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 15, The City News writes.

“No, we will not give more powers on immigration.”“the head of the Canadian government told reporters after a meeting with the head of the provincial government. He added that Quebec already has more powers than other provinces.

Legault held a separate news conference and said the province would explore all options to quickly reduce the number of international asylum seekers and temporary migrant workers. Currently, there are more than 500 thousand in the province.

“The people of Quebec have always been hospitable, but now we have surpassed our capabilities.”, – the leader of Quebec explained the reason for his actions. He noted that despite the denial, Trudeau has demonstrated “openness” on other issues related to migration.

According to Legault, it was decided to create a working group together with Canada’s central government to explore the issue of allocating compensation to the province in response to its work with migrants. We are talking about a billion dollars. Legault stressed that Quebec has received the largest number of refugees and the province is facing a shortage of teachers, doctors and housing.

Let us remember that the Canadian government expects an increase in the flow of immigrants to the country in the coming years. With the help of new workers, authorities hope to strengthen the country’s economy.

Let’s note that Canada has prepared its budget for next year with a deficit and is forced to save.

Source: Rossa Primavera