Advocates protest Canada’s upcoming cuts to refugee health care
Advocates protest Canada’s upcoming cuts to refugee health care
Starting May 1, refugees in Canada will have to pay 30 per cent of the cost of some health services, as well as a $4 fee for prescriptions. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the federal government is justifying the changes, and why advocates for refugees are worried about it.
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