Refugee Claimants and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says the government will act soon, but has not indicated whether Ottawa will implement a new health care policy for refugee claimants, according to 660 News. The Tories implemented a new refugee health-care program in 2012 which critics say drastically reduced coverage, basing it not on need but rather on the nature of the refugee claim itself and The Harper government has until today to revamp health coverage for people who are in Canada as refugees. Last Friday the Federal Court of Appeal rejected the Conservative governments efforts to buy more time to deal with the issue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.