I don’t like the idea of denying access to people for the sole reason they’re refugees. To avoid that, the federal really need to improve its support. It can not bring so many people and let the system crumble under the weight.
> In Quebec City on Thursday, Family Minister Suzanne Roy said the Court of Appeal ruling opened the door to about 7,000 daycare-aged children of asylum seekers who would require the equivalent of **88 subsidized daycare centres to place them**. On the X platform, Roy said those spots would cost **$300 million in infrastructure investments, $120 million in subsidies and an additional 900 early childhood educators.**
Where are we going to find that? Québec’s budget is already in deficit.
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The daycare system in Quebec is designed to allow parents with small children to be able to pursue their career and parenthood at the same time.
Many refugees do not yet have a work permit and it would go against the spirit of the system to allows non-working parents to take advantage of the daycare system, that is unless they are currently following a full time training class or a language class.
But what has been demanded is access without the condition of working or studying.
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I read the article. Quebec government’s stance is entirely reasonable. From the article directly
“The case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who applied for asylum and obtained a work permit, but her three children were denied access to the heavily subsidized daycare network. They were denied because Quebec’s rules provided access to the system only once refugee status was granted by the federal government.”
This is 100% how it should be. Yes, it is a global right to seek asylum but it is not a guaranteed outcome that it is granted and neither should it be. Otherwise, why bother? Then, it serves to reason that if your claim is not yet granted, you cannot take advantage of essential services paid for by those whose status is confirmed.
For myriad of issues, even confirmed refugee claims need to be reverified to maintain the integrity of the process. Ergo, one cannot just become entitled to all the benefits until due process is done.
It sucks but hey, legitimate refugees are guaranteed lives saved, not subsidized $9/day daycare. For that, get in line like the rest of us and show you are a true Canadian by respecting the line.
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I don’t like the idea of denying access to people for the sole reason they’re refugees. To avoid that, the federal really need to improve its support. It can not bring so many people and let the system crumble under the weight.
> In Quebec City on Thursday, Family Minister Suzanne Roy said the Court of Appeal ruling opened the door to about 7,000 daycare-aged children of asylum seekers who would require the equivalent of **88 subsidized daycare centres to place them**. On the X platform, Roy said those spots would cost **$300 million in infrastructure investments, $120 million in subsidies and an additional 900 early childhood educators.**
Where are we going to find that? Québec’s budget is already in deficit.
The daycare system in Quebec is designed to allow parents with small children to be able to pursue their career and parenthood at the same time.
Many refugees do not yet have a work permit and it would go against the spirit of the system to allows non-working parents to take advantage of the daycare system, that is unless they are currently following a full time training class or a language class.
But what has been demanded is access without the condition of working or studying.
I read the article. Quebec government’s stance is entirely reasonable. From the article directly
“The case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who applied for asylum and obtained a work permit, but her three children were denied access to the heavily subsidized daycare network. They were denied because Quebec’s rules provided access to the system only once refugee status was granted by the federal government.”
This is 100% how it should be. Yes, it is a global right to seek asylum but it is not a guaranteed outcome that it is granted and neither should it be. Otherwise, why bother? Then, it serves to reason that if your claim is not yet granted, you cannot take advantage of essential services paid for by those whose status is confirmed.
There are many instances of people using false documents to enter and then claiming there was no other way. Example for one country but others exist: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/somali-canada-deportation-passports-1.6393520
For myriad of issues, even confirmed refugee claims need to be reverified to maintain the integrity of the process. Ergo, one cannot just become entitled to all the benefits until due process is done.
It sucks but hey, legitimate refugees are guaranteed lives saved, not subsidized $9/day daycare. For that, get in line like the rest of us and show you are a true Canadian by respecting the line.