QuebecB次元官网网址檚 premier wants to bring the issue of asylum seekers to the attention of his fellow provincial leaders.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 premiers are in Halifax this week for the Council of the Federation conference, where QuebecB次元官网网址檚 Fran莽ois Legault says itB次元官网网址檚 clear the current situation in his province must change.

The issue has been a long-standing one for Legault, who also addressed the matter last month during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

B次元官网网址淲e really need to decrease the number,B次元官网网址� said Legault, noting around 190,000 asylum seekers enter Quebec per year. He added, B次元官网网址淭he future of French on the Island of Montreal is in play.B次元官网网址�

Also on board with this issue is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

While Alberta and Quebec share an interest in having the federal government support asylum seekers in Canada, Smith says Alberta doesnB次元官网网址檛 have OttawaB次元官网网址檚 ear on this matter the way Quebec seemingly does.

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A press release from the Prime MinisterB次元官网网址檚 Office last month stated Trudeau and Legault discussed the issue of asylum seekers, with $750 million in federal money promised to the Quebec government for immigration-related services.

The issue of equalization is also up for discussion in Halifax before the three-day meeting ends Wednesday. That item is of particular concern for Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey.

The province has launched a court challenge to push for a change to the equalization formula, but itB次元官网网址檚 something Furey hopes wonB次元官网网址檛 actually reach the court system.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e firm in our proposition that the formula isnB次元官网网址檛 being equally applied and doesnB次元官网网址檛 contemplate the cost to deliver services,B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淎s a result, it doesnB次元官网网址檛 reflect the spirit of what was signed in the Constitution.B次元官网网址�

A change was made under the Harper government which required aggregate equalization payments to grow in line with the rate of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national growth. Since that change was made just after the 2008 financial crisis, the formula has undergone some minor tweaks, but no real major reform.

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