Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says refugee claimants could account for half of the city's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, a situation she called 'desperate' as she pressed the federal government for immediate support.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says refugee claimants could account for half of the city's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, a situation she called"desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate support.
Chow says the refugee shelter crisis is only getting more urgent because the city doesn't have the financial tools to support claimants, with the city's combined operating and capital budget pressures expected to balloon to $46.5 billion over the next decade.
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