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Amy Hamm: Poilievre's immigration plan a political winner
Targeting failed asylum claimants, and foreign criminals is an obvious moved for the Conservatives
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“We have the immigration system under control!” Prime Minister Mark Carney shouted during Question Period Tuesday.
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Conservative Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre could not disagree more. (Nor should the millions of Canadians without family doctors, or the thousands sitting on health-care waitlists.) Poilievre is on a tear against Liberal immigration policy and what he alleges is its detrimental impact on Canadians’ access to healthcare.
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His new initiative, “Healthcare Benefits for Canadians First,” announced via a social media video earlier this week, seeks to strip health benefits from failed asylum claimants in Canada. The Conservatives introduced a motion on Tuesday asking the government to support their plan.
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