Montreal shelter for asylum seekers calls on Quebec for funding

Montreal shelter for asylum seekers calls on Quebec for funding

February 1, 2024 7:39 pm EST.

"It’s really difficult," says Kicha Estime of La Traverse, a shelter for asylum seekers in Montreal North. She says she wants funding from Quebec now that it's receiving a $100M housing top-up from the federal government. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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