Ontario government buys $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford's use
Posted on: Apr 17, 2026 19:03 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The provincial regime has purchased a pre-owned buck private gush for $28.9 billion to be used by Ontario premiere Doug Ford.
“As part of the job of being Premier of Ontario, there is extensive travel within Ontario, a province twice the landmass of Texas," the statement reads.
"This is in addition to travel across Canada for Council of the Federation and First Ministers' Meetings, which have increased in frequency, as well as travel to the United States to help make the case against President Trump’s tariffs."
The province says the Bombardier Challenger 650, which was made in Canada in 2016, would allow "more certain, flexible, secure and confidential travel."
Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles called the jet a "gravy plane" in a social media post Friday morning, adding that Ford should be "flying economy like the rest of us."
"Groceries are up about 30% in just a few years. Gas is up 33% in the last few months. And 1,000 people a day are being treated in hospital hallways," she wrote.
"Meanwhile, Ford is refusing to ban AI-driven surveillance pricing, changing the law to hide his personal cell phone records, spending $30M on a private jet, and he's on record saying the problem with health care is that he's not spending enough of your money advertising how good health care is."
The statement issued by Ford's office contrasts the price of Ontario's plane to $107 million it says Quebec paid for one used and two new Challenger 650s, and $753 million the federal government paid for six new Global 6500 jets.
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