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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau

Interim Federal Health: The group also penned an open letter to U2 Bono, who appeared at the House of Commons in Ottawa Monday and met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and the NDP Thomas Mulcair, according to Toronto Star. The letter called for the Irish singer to raise the refugee healthcare issue in his meeting with Harper. In July 2014, the court found government funding cuts in 2012 to the Interim Federal Health program, which left many refugees with minimal healthcare coverage, were cruel and unusual . The Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care fourth annual National Day of Action was their largest yet, with hundreds turning out across Toronto, Ontario and Canada. Medical personnel protestors were joined by Dr. The hashtags #refugeehealth and #IFHJune15, referring to the Interim Federal Health program, trended across the country on Twitter as a result of the protest movement. Kirsty Duncan, MP for Etobicoke North, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Justice for Children and Youth to demonstrate against refugee health cuts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.