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Ottawa's new co-payments under the Interim Federal Health Program make refugee claimants pay out of pocket for prescriptions and care — a cost-cutting move that risks pushing people away from preventive care and toward far costlier emergency treatment down the line.
Alina Murad argues Canada should modernize its asylum system rather than restrict it — issuing digital ID cards to claimants after security screening, similar to Sweden's model, to speed access to work permits and services instead of leaving people stuck in bureaucratic delays.