Ford Defends Solicitor General Amid Jail Breaks

0:00It's April 21st, Canada news today starts now, AI powered and ready. Six inmates are on the run in Ontario right now, all from a string of accidental jail releases. Premier Doug Ford dropped that number Tuesday at Queen's Park, calling the admin screw-ups totally unacceptable by praising his solicitor General for. Handling it well. Earlier this week, Ford promised those six would get caught soon, blaming simple errors like spelling mistakes in records. He admitted it's a problem, but said his team is on it, working with police to fix things. Liberals and new Democrats are fired up. Interim liberal leader John Frazier said he hounded the solicitor General for days on exact numbers and only learned about the six from Ford himself. Critics slam Kersner for claiming escapes were quick fixes when some have been loose for months. Kersner apologized unreservedly to lawmakers for getting it wrong, but Ford has his back, including the guy's expanding jail capacity and that sum.

1:00Mistakenly freed inmates even turned themselves in voluntarily. Meanwhile, opposition leaders say Kersner should step down for mishandling the mess, undercutting the government's tough on crime talk. Ford dialed back his no more mistakes pledge, saying he just got to tighten procedures and keep pushing forward.