Given the situation in Haiti now, advocates believe the Canadian government should grant the asylum seekers in Canada permanent residency status on humanitarian grounds.
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a 2004 coup in Haiti and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S., said Friday he wants to be president. He also demanded that the current prime minister step down as gang violence and protests threaten the country's stability.
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Quebec says it's getting record numbers of asylum seekers requesting social assistance. Groups for people without status say housing and delays are to blame.