Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Posts Commentary: Cruel & Unnecessary Punishment: Asylum Seekers Will Foot Half of Department's Cost-cutting Blitz
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 18 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives posted the following commentary by David Macdonald:
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Cruel and unnecessary punishment: Asylum seekers will foot half of department's cost-cutting blitz
The Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) wants asylum-seekers to pay for roughly half of that department's spending cuts by cutting dental care and prescription coverage.
Fast fact . . .
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Cruel and unnecessary punishment: Asylum seekers will foot half of department's cost-cutting blitz
The Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) wants asylum-seekers to pay for roughly half of that department's spending cuts by cutting dental care and prescription coverage.
Fast fact . . .