Ontario PC party to pay for Doug Ford's $25,000 private jet trip through Northern Ontario - 2018-11-23

Ontario PC party to pay for Doug Ford's $25,000 private jet trip through Northern Ontario November 23, 2018, Laura Stone, Globe and Mail

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Doug Ford's office says the Ontario PC Party is footing the bill for a $25,000 trip on a private jet used to transport the Premier and his team during a three-day northern tour.

The Globe and Mail obtained documents that show top staffers in Mr. Ford's office arranged a charter aircraft, using private e-mails, for the Premier's recent visit to northern Ontario. Although Mr. Ford made several public appearances during the tour, and his office issued government news releases, his spokeswoman said the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is paying for the private plane because the Premier was also scheduled to attend party events.

"There was no cost for the chartered plane charged to taxpayers," spokeswoman Laryssa Waler said in an e-mail, adding that a PC Party element of the trip necessitated chartering a private aircraft.

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