63
$28.9M private jet province bought, plans to sell, could have used only 10% of Ontario airports (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
13 comments fedilink hide all child comments

all 13 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 22 points 6 months ago (7 children)

lol him saying they were going to use it to transport fire fighters for wild fires or flooding or to evacuate first nations people from up north when need be...no you corrupted drug dealing fuck you weren't going to use it for that. you were going to use it as your private little luxury jet because you didn't like flying in the OPP ones.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
    •
  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    They can’t land a jet on those runways, so obviously they weren’t going to do this.

    It would take 1000 flights on first class to make up the price of this jet. Realistically this is a stupid purchase unless the government of Ontario becomes a travel service.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    it wouldn't surprise me now if he suddenly goes hush hush on billy bishop having jets now that he has to sell his private jet. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if the whole reason he wanted jets at billy bishop and the expanding of its run way was so he could have his jet there. easier drive from the harbourfront to queens park than pearson.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    That's where you're wrong, because every flight ON the jet costs the same in fuel and aircrew as 50 first class tickets! So you literally can NEVER repay the costs it INCREASES with every flight!

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I think you missed a zero unless first class flights cost a lot more than I assumed.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I don’t know, it’s not cheap.

    I’ve been looking at the government of Canada travel expense data and it makes me want to punch someone in the nose.

    We’ve got directors spending $1200/night on hotels and $300/day on meals. Some of their airfare is $20k.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I would not have been upset if the premier had a plane meant for more remote areas that could land in first nations and other remote communities. Thats something worthwhile and once politicians get their boots on the ground in communities like that, it makes their problems more noticeable and increases likelihood of funding for them.

    It is very obvious this is not what the jet he bought was for.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
    • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    How does one chastise an idiot who has no shame?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
    • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    Private jets should be banned altogether. Mind you, not small aircraft, I mean private luxury jets. Fuck. All. Of. That. Hugely polluting devices just to transport 1 up to a small handful of people somewhere nearby. It literally is cool and nice for that small bunch of people at the cost of the environment for us all.

    Prohibit these shit things. If my premier needs to fly somewhere, fly like everyone else does

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 1 point 6 months ago*

    If it was about getting to more of Ontario, he would have bought a helicopter.

    It was a party plane to lend to his buddies in Vaughan.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •