After saying his province would issue work permits to asylum claimants, Ontario Premier Doug Ford now says that he doesn’t intend to take over Ottawa’s responsibility, but just wants to help the feds speed up the process.
On July 28, Ford appeared to back away from his plan for Ontario to issue work permits to asylum seekers, saying he wants to support the federal government but questions whether Ottawa has the capacity to resolve ongoing delays.
“They’re collecting free schooling, free health care, and everything. I want them working,” Ford said, speaking in Toronto July 28. “And if we can support the federal government—maybe they don’t have the capacity to handle it—we’re willing to do that. I just want people to be out there working.”…