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city council: Facing sharp criticism, Mayor John Tory asked staff to study how it would impact service and vowed to re-evaluate the situation once he had the results, according to CBC. With more refugees pouring in, Toronto advocates ringing alarms about federal funding That report is here, and city hall sources tell CBC Toronto it's found there's been an increasing demand on city shelters in the past eight months. City council approved the controversial cut, which was set to save some 1 million, earlier this year. Further, some 20 per cent of those who use them identify themselves as refugees, and 70 per cent of those refugees are families. Coun. The report also notes that despite adding more than 300 beds and booking blocks of hotel rooms, shelter capacity remains at 97 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.