Federal public safety minister Vic Toews says the nearly 500 Tamil migrants who arrived in Canada by freighter paid as much as $50,000 each to get here.

We have local reaction from Amanda Blitz, but first, Taz Boga kicks off our team coverage with the latest developments:

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