August 14, 2018
“The current crisis with illegal border crossers is costing Ontario taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars for a situation we did not create,” said Lisa MacLeod.
The Ford government is demanding the Trudeau government pay up for the rising cost of illegal border crossers.
Ontario says the cost has now reached $200 million, and is still going up.
Here’s what the Ontario government said in a statement:
“The people of Ontario expect their government to stand up for provincial interests, grow our economy and respect the taxpayer.
The federal government’s policies, which allow thousands of illegal border crossers to enter our country without following the appropriate processes, are having a negative impact on Ontario’s education system, our legal aid system, our social assistance system and our emergency shelter system.
“The current crisis with illegal border crossers is costing Ontario taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars for a situation we did not create,” said Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Lisa MacLeod.
Ontario’s costs to deliver services for illegal border crossers totals $200 million so far. This includes $74 million for temporary housing for the City of Toronto, $3 million for Red Cross and other supports for refugee claimants who stayed in college dorms this summer, $12 million for the City of Ottawa, $90 million in social assistance and $20 million for primary and secondary education spaces.
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