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March 29, 2019

Asylum funds allocated poorly, advocates say

A woman and her family from Sudan are taken into custody after arriving by taxi and walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec.

OTTAWA - Refugee advocates are welcoming a federal budget pledge to spend $1.8 billion over five years to accelerate the processing of asylum claims, but concerns are being raised about how funds will be allocated.

Published in Canada