Public Safety Minister Bill Blair

Canada’s Military To Help Vaccine Distribution

Jason Wellwood January 25, 2021 5:04 am Last Updated on July 2, 2025 5:53 am

Canada’s military will fight COVID-19 in northern Ontario.

A variety of tweets from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Ministers of Defense Harjit Sajjan and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, show the government is answering calls from the provincial government to get vaccines to 32 First Nation communities.

It was just a few days ago when the military was also sent to help some northern Manitoba First Nations.

Our government will always be there to support the fight against #COVID19. We have approved a request for assistance from @ONGov for @CanadianForces to support vaccine distribution in 32 communities of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) January 24, 2021

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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