Doug Ford pulls plug on private jet

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Province 'working with Bombardier and other partners to sell the plane as quickly as possible.'

Published Apr 19, 2026 • Last updated 10 minutes ago • 1 minute read

Doug Ford’s private jet has been grounded.

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The shift in plans was announced on Sunday morning, just a few days after the government confirmed it had purchased a pre-owned private jet for $28.9 million to be used by the premier.

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“Despite the best of intentions, I have heard and agree that now is not the right time for the expense of a government plane,” Ford said in a statement. “The province is working with Bombardier and other partners to sell the plane as quickly as possible.”

The premier added: “I will continue the work on building relationships with business and political leaders, both across Canada and in the United States, to fight tariffs, attract investments and create jobs for Ontario workers.”

The change of heart from Ford comes after the premier’s office on Friday justified the purchase of a private jet.

“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 read. “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 said at the time 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.”

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