The federal government has other sources of revenue besides our tax dollars, so everything that the feds choose to do is not necessarily funded by us. Speaking for Ontario, we are broke so it would be nice if the feds funded the continuation of the programmes, as they started the whole thing. Refugees are not a municipal problem, but become one, due to the fact that many can't find work, and therefore housing becomes an issue, as well as food. It shouldn't be too much to ask that if you are going to start a programme, it would be nice if you thought it through to the end and properly funded it. I guess no politician is lining up this year for a photo-op with Syrian refugees at the local food bank.