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Hillier, head of Ontario s COVID-19 vaccine task force, to depart role at end of March
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Mar 15, 2021 at 5:41 pm EDT
Retired General Rick Hillier, Chair of the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, responds to a question, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens, during a press conference at Queen s Park in Toronto on Friday, December 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Tired of the intense criticism or just the end of his contract? The man who has been leading Ontario’s vaccine rollout will not be sticking around much longer.
Premier Doug Ford says the contract for retired Gen. Rick Hillier is set to run out in a couple of weeks and confirms he has not agreed to extend his appointment past March 31.
Retired Gen. Rick Hillier’s term as head of the province’s vaccine task force will come to and end in two weeks and he will not be seeking a renewal of the contract. Hillier, a former Chief of Defence Staff for the Canadian Forces, was tapped to lead the task force in November, 2020 to help […]
The retired military general who was chosen to lead Ontario’s vaccine rollout will complete his duties at the end of the month, leaving the job vacant as million of residents still wait for their turn to roll up their sleeves.