Refugee claimants and advocates say Quebec Premier François Legault’s promise Monday to consider pushing for residency status for asylum seekers in the province is causing confusion, arguing that his pledge doesn’t go far enough.
For weeks, those who work with the claimants have been asking the Quebec government to push the Canadian government to allow asylum seekers who have been working on the front lines in the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for immigration.
On Monday, Legault said his government would consider doing so, but on a case-by-case basis. “So how can we bring them via the normal immigration process?
That’s what I’m looking at.” But those demanding action say they’re not sure what to make of the premier’s promise. There’s a lot of