Ontario legal aid crisis endangers the lives of refugees fleeing persecution & violence
Channel: Jenny Kwan, MP
Date: 2019-06-13

On June 13, 2019, I stood in Question Period to ask: 
The Prime Minister is in a spat with Ontario Premier Doug Ford over legal aid funding. 
The collateral damage in this will be women fleeing gender-based violence and LGBTQ2S+ people faced with persecution. 
That means no representation at refugee hearings, detention reviews and deportation orders. This will put lives at risk. 
Will the Prime Minister stop the deportations until the legal aid crisis is resolved?