Halifax Refugee Clinic and Lee Cohen

Lee Cohen: Its going to completely change the ability of people claiming refugee status in New Brunswick to look after their health, said Lee Cohen, an immigration lawyer and the founder of the Halifax Refugee Clinic. Lee Cohen, an immigration lawyer, applauded a federal court ruling against federal cuts to refugee health-care funds, according to CBC. The federal court has seen the light and decided that oppressive government must be precluded from acting oppressively when peoples healthcare is at risk, Cohen said. Newcomers to New Brunswick could greatly benefit from a federal court ruling against Ottawas cuts to refugee health care, according to refugee advocate groups in Atlantic Canada. On Friday, a federal court threatened to strike down the governments cuts to refugee health care. The court ordered the government to reverse its cuts within four months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.