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January 2019 Edition Volume XXXVII No. 1 January 2019 Montreal, QC www.filipinostar.org Ottawa, Quebec to discuss Legault's plan for immigration cuts as province deals with labour shortages BILL CURRY January 17, 2019 shared jurisdiction. It’s not like in my Prime Minister Justin Trudeau province of New Brunswick. There is a demonstrated a new willingness to help long-standing agreement that we want Quebec Premier François Legault to respect between Canada and temporarily reduce immigration to the Quebec.” province by more than 20 per cent, Under the terms of a 1991 even as Ottawa promotes higher Canada-Quebec deal on immigration, immigration as the key to a stronger federal funding to help Quebec economy. integrate immigrants will rise even as Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Legault the province’s total intake of discussed immigration issues immigrants declines. Thursday during a private meeting in The federal government Sherbrooke, Que., where the federal announced in November that it will Liberal cabinet is meeting for a three- gradually raise Canada’s national day retreat. targets for annual immigration to Ottawa’s readiness to work 350,000 in 2021, from 310,000 this with Quebec on its lower targets marks year. It is not clear how Quebec’s a change in tone for Mr. Trudeau, who reductions will affect Ottawa’s national had criticized the idea last month. targets. The two governments agreed Mr. Trudeau did not speak with that senior ministers will meet later this Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Quebec Premier François reporters after meeting with Mr. month in Gatineau to work out a plan. Legault in Sherbrooke, Que., on Jan. 17, 2019.PAUL CHIASSON/THE Legault, but the Premier confirmed that The discussions will also aim to reach a CANADIAN PRESS further discussions on immigration will deal on compensating Quebec for its southwestern Quebec near Legault, told reporters that reducing take place soon in Gatineau. costs related to settling refugee Champlain, N.Y. immigration at a time when many “He didn’t say no,” Mr. Legault claimants who have crossed into the The Quebec government is Quebec businesses are facing severe said following his meeting with the province from the United States seeking $300-million in compensation labour shortages will be a challenge. Prime Minister, in reference to his list of between official points of entry. from Ottawa, but Mr. Legault said “Squaring that circle isn’t demands related to immigration. “He More than 90 per cent of the Ottawa is only offering to cover $140- going to be easy,” he said. “We said he was thinking about it. What we thousands of people who have crossed million. recognize that the Quebec government want is before bringing the targets back into Canada between official points of Federal Intergovernmental made a commitment in their election to entry over the past two years have Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who temporarily reduce immigration levels See Page 4 Ottawa, Quebec done so at Roxham Road in was in Thursday’s meeting with Mr. in Quebec. Immigration in Quebec is a Trump jabs at Dems amid shutdown, pushes GOP to BtyaLILkY SeTEPHbENaS 0c1/2k1/20t19he HTwoitteruMsondeay mionrning2(J0anu2ary0 21, President Donald Trump's 2019)Trump's tweet came on day 31 of name may be at the top of the the ongoing government shutdown, Republican ticket in next year's now the longest in U.S. history. 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