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Ontario to sell $29-million jet bought for Premier Doug Ford after backlash

Published Apr 20, 2026 at 12:58am

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Ontario to sell $29-million jet bought for Premier Doug Ford after backlash

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a media availability at the TTC Davisville subway yard in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario is reversing course and will sell the $29-million private jet it bought for Premier Doug Ford.

The move comes just days after the purchase of the 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet was revealed on Friday, sparking a wave of backlash from critics who called it a waste of money.

Ford acknowledged the criticism in a statement Sunday, saying that the province is working with Bombardier and other partners to sell the plane.

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