
Legault backs minister who said Quebec can’t offer asylum from ‘all world’s misery’
MONTREAL — Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants, Premier François Legault said Thursday amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States.
Legault told reporters in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit.
During an agricultural announcement, the premier was asked about anger in the Haitian community over comments made earlier this week by Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge.
“It’s important to repeat, the problem isn’t the Haitians, it’s not the immigrants, it’s the number,” Legault responded.