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Freeland shoots down Olivia Chow’s demand for more money, saying Toronto should not be crying poor

OTTAWA — The federal government has bluntly rebuffed new Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s call for more money.

Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, fired off a letter Monday morning to Chow’s office after the mayor and Premier Doug Ford demanded that Ottawa foot the bill to resolve a crisis in refugee housing.

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