Federal Government: Alison Eyre

Interim Federal Health IFH Dept: The workers are angry that the federal government is planning to end free dental, vision and prescription drugs offered to most refugee claimants through the Interim Federal Health IFH , Canada's health insurance program for refugees, according to CTV. Ottawa has said it can save about $20 million a year with the cuts. But health groups and refugee advocates, such as Ottawa's Dr. Alison Eyre, say the move is unfair and hurts refugees when they need help the most and health care workers are planning to hold demonstrations across the country today to protests planned cuts to medical services currently provided to refugees. With less than two weeks to go until the federal cuts kick in, the health workers are planning protests outside federal government offices in 10 Canadian cities Monday, from St. John's to Vancouver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.