I still haven't received any justification. Why would the Government of Canada do this? On the one hand you may be giving them assistance in housing, or income assistance; on the other hand you're giving them a bill for their travel here. What is the justification?
What I'm trying to get to is that this provides hardship for refugees that have come here on government assistance. I think it creates an additional burden for them to integrate into society.
I'll move on to my next question.
We've had a number of colleges offer an English as a second language program, which has actually helped young immigrants upgrade their language skills to the level of a university course. I know that program has been cut in my community. Why was that done? Why has the funding for colleges which offered English as a second language, as sort of a bridge into university courses, been cut? I believe it has been moved over to other service providers.