N.S. has so far welcomed 63 asylum seekers who entered Canada through Quebec
It’s not clear where these 63 people are staying in Nova Scotia or how many more the province is willing to accept.All four Atlantic premiers have expressed openness to bringing in some of the would-be refugees who are crossing into southern Quebec from the United States at the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road.Story continues below advertisement
Quebec Premier Francois Legault has pleaded with Ottawa to transfer to other provinces some of the tens of thousands of would-be refugees who have arrived in the province through that route.The federal government has reported more than 39,000 people claimed asylum in Quebec in 2022 after crossing into Canada outside official ports of entry, mostly through Roxham Road.
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