An asylum seeker who waited hours in the cold to be allowed inside a Mississauga shelter died over the weekend, say advocates demanding immediate action to address growing pressure on the region’s already overcrowded shelter system.
Kizito Musabimana, executive director of the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre, identified the asylum seeker as Delphina Ngigi, 46, of Kenya. She had four children, all of whom are still in Kenya. Her family has been notified of her death.
“People are coming to seek refuge and what we are doing is leaving them on the street, in this case, leaving them outside for hours,” Musabimana said.
Musabimana said
