Share to Jan 7, 2021 10:33 AM Pete McIntyre
The B.C. Conservative Party calls it “unacceptable” for prison inmates to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of vulnerable residents.
Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said this week about 600 federal inmates who are elderly or have pre-existing health conditions, will be vaccinated on a priority basis. He said the federal government is following the advice of the national advisory committee on immunization, which identified congregate living settings, including prisons, as “high risk” locations.
Federal Conservatives called the idea “outrageous,” with party leader Erin O’Toole tweeting “Not one criminal should be vaccinated ahead of any vulnerable Canadian or front line health worker.”