The provincial government doesn’t seem in any hurry to vaccinate people who are in Ontario’s correctional facilities.
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says their priority remains long term care homes.
“As we continue to vaccinate certainly group homes, homes that have developmental disability adult and children and congregate living, like our corrections facilities, will be in the queue, but right now our priority continues to be long term care residents,” says Jones.
Premier Doug Ford adds he doesn’t like the federal government’s decision.
“It still can’t believe it’s going to happen. So I encourage the federal government. I encourage the prime minister. Stop it. It is not good, not good at all to give the most dangerous criminals in the country vaccines over the most vulnerable,” says Ford.
The federal government indicates it is ready to vaccinate inmates at federal facilities starting on Friday as part of a pilot project.
