Conservatives calling for probe into asylum seekers’ access to health care

The Canadian Press: The PBO projects the program’s cost will reach $1.5 billion annually in 2028-29.

The Conservative motion calls for a review of the benefits provided to asylum claimants to find savings, and for asylum seekers appealing a rejected claim to be covered only for emergency, life-saving care. 

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The PBO report says about 624,000 people were beneficiaries of the interim federal health program in 2024-25, up from about 200,000 people in 2020-21. Most of those beneficiaries are asylum claimants…