Legault floats idea of ​​’waiting zones’ in Canada for asylum seekers

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Legault floats idea of ​​’waiting zones’ in Canada for asylum seekers

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Posted October 1, 2024 1:38 pm

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Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up “waiting zones” for asylum seekers, as is the practice in France.

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Legault told reporters during a press conference Tuesday in Paris that Canada should take inspiration from the ********* country.

The premier says Quebec is home to 45 per cent of asylum seekers in Canada, and wants the federal government to better distribute would-be refugees across the country.

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Former Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette sent a letter to Ottawa in July calling on the government to set up a secure transition site to hold asylum seekers before they are transferred around Canada.

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But federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Legault is using immigration for political ends and that the idea of ​​waiting zones is completely different from anything that has been conceived in Canada.

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Asylum seekers arriving in France can be placed in waiting zones for up to 26 days.

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