restricting refugees' access to services will not reduce costs, it will just redistribute them. if canada is going to have refugees, those refugees need to be funded by federal taxes. if there is no money from the federal government to fund resettlement, it should restrict refugee entry to levels it can financially support.

"letting the market deal with it" is not the solution, it's the problem.

that said, most canadians agree with this. trudeau seems to have had an abusive childhood that warped his perspective of who he was. he thought he was a prince, but he didn't have a treasury, except the country's; he was a philanthropist without a fortune to distribute. canadian taxes became his fortune to distribute for his philanthropy. trudeau was completely out of touch with public opinion on this point, which wants a generous but sustainable approach to resettlement.

there is a process for alberta to follow if it seeks a constitutional amendment and it has the right to try to do that. this is a very difficult process, but, on this particular issue, it has a moderate possibility of success.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/danielle-smith-alberta