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Federal Court and Refugee Claimants

refugee claimants: So the current system fully complies with the decision, the government argued this week in the latest legal fight with refugee claimants on the issue. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. And it not over yet. A Federal Court judge has reserved her decision in the latest skirmish and meanwhile the government appeal of the original decision continues. Not all refugee claimants automatically have a constitutional right to health care coverage following a Federal Court decision last year, the federal government says. It a fight that has now cost at least $1.4 million, according to figures tabled in the House of Commons this week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.