05/26/2026
Are “we/taxpayers” actually this stupid to continue to accept this as normal?
How high do we need our elbows to be???
BREAKING: The Parliamentary Budget Officer has revealed that nearly 74,000 REJECTED asylum claimants are entitled to deluxe health benefits through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).
Deluxe supplemental health benefits like vision care, home care, and physiotherapy now account for more than half of all IFHP costs.
These are benefits that Canadians who have paid into the system their entire lives can’t access.
Counselling costs have grown from less than 1% of supplementary spending in 2016 to 11% in 2025.
Last year alone, taxpayers paid $38.79 million for counselling and $12.41 million for home visits for asylum seekers under the program.
This damning information comes at a time when six million Canadians can’t access the basic service of a family doctor.
The PBO also revealed the average length of IFHP coverage for asylum claimants is now a staggering four years.
It is undeniable that as the backlog grows, rejected asylum claimants continue adding pressure to a health care system where Canadians are already facing long wait times for care.
The Liberals must explain to Canadians why asylum seekers whose refugee claims were rejected, face enforceable removal orders, and in some cases fail to appear for removal, continue to receive deluxe, taxpayer-funded health benefits while they avoid leaving Canada.
