Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has become the latest federal cabinet
minister to be interrupted during a funding announcement event by
critics of recent changes to Canada's refugee system.
Hamilton - Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has become the latest
federal cabinet minister to be interrupted during a funding announcement
event by critics of recent changes to Canada's refugee system.
Aglukkaq had just announced $7 million in bone health research projects at McMaster University in Hamilton, when two people stood up to protest recent cuts to a federal program that provides extended health-care benefits to refugee claimants.
The two local health care providers, who were calm and polite as they addressed the minister, said the cuts put the health and lives of patients at risk and called for an immediate moratorium.
Aglukkaq replied she believes cutting health benefits to failed claimaints is only fair and what Canadian taxpayers would expect.
She added she doesn't think many Canadians were even aware that for years, those denied entry were covered by tax dollars.
The policy, which strips refugee claimants of access to pharmaceutical, dental and vision coverage and also limits other forms of coverage, was announced in April.
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Doctors interrupt and protest refugee health cuts at press conference featuring Minister Joe Oliver on June 22, 2012:
Aglukkaq had just announced $7 million in bone health research projects at McMaster University in Hamilton, when two people stood up to protest recent cuts to a federal program that provides extended health-care benefits to refugee claimants.
The two local health care providers, who were calm and polite as they addressed the minister, said the cuts put the health and lives of patients at risk and called for an immediate moratorium.
Aglukkaq replied she believes cutting health benefits to failed claimaints is only fair and what Canadian taxpayers would expect.
She added she doesn't think many Canadians were even aware that for years, those denied entry were covered by tax dollars.
The policy, which strips refugee claimants of access to pharmaceutical, dental and vision coverage and also limits other forms of coverage, was announced in April.
Continue reading here.
Doctors interrupt and protest refugee health cuts at press conference featuring Minister Joe Oliver on June 22, 2012:
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