Politics Briefing: Ottawa vows to help Quebec with what the province calls an ‘excessive number’ of asylum seekers

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Hello, The federal government is committed to working with Quebec to deal with the “significant number” of asylum seekers the province receives, says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. LeBlanc made his comment on social media platform X today after the release of a letter Quebec Premier François Legault wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “We are very close to the breaking point due to the excessive number of asylum seekers arriving in Quebec month after month. The situation has become unsustainable,” the Premier wrote in the letter obtained by The Canadian Press. Legault said Quebec took in more asylum seekers...