Conservative Government and Federal Government

federal government: Nearly 160 groups from across the religious and social spectrum are calling on the government to reverse measures, buried in the latest omnibus budget bill, which open the door to refugee claimants being denied welfare, according to CTV. "The federal government is offering a financial incentive as a means of the provinces implementing the government ideological driven policies towards refugees," Biss said and - The Conservative government proposed changes to who can qualify for welfare amount to an effort to pressure provinces into adopting anti-refugee policies, say critics who are picking a new fight over benefits for refugee claimants. The Conservatives say they are just giving provinces the flexibility to determine benefits, but it not a benign change, Michele Biss of the group Canada Without Poverty told a news conference Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.