Toronto's Ombudsman finds city violated its own policy with refugees

Toronto's Ombudsman finds city violated its own policy with refugees

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In a standoff with the Ombudsman, Toronto's top bureaucrat will not implement the findings of a new report. The report finds Toronto violated it's own policies in 2023 when swamped by refugees arriving in the city.

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