New federal immigration minister pressures Quebec to increase family reunification capacity
Canada’s new immigration minister has only been in the office for a few weeks and he’s already entered into his first clash with Quebec.
At his first press conference in that function, he took aim at Quebec’s policy on family reunification.
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