Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks with CBC Radio's Metro Morning
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is speaking with CBC Radio's Metro Morning on Thursday.
You can watch the interview live in the player above, beginning shortly after 8:10 a.m. ET.
The discussion comes one day after Chow's first council session as mayor and as the city struggles to house hundreds of asylum seekers turned away from the overwhelmed shelter system.
Chow has spent much of the week lobbying the federal government for additional funding. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced $97 million for this fiscal year to help the city find housing for newcomers, but Chow has repeatedly said it is enough to provide any kind of long-term solution.
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