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Scott Stinson: Ontario MPPs blast Doug Ford over aborted plans for $28.9M private jet

Two days of bad headlines, helped by the fact that ‘Gravy Plane’ made for excellent copy, was enough to cause Ford to explain that, upon further consideration, the plane plan was grounded

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The Ontario government had barely begun the process of getting Doug Ford’s new private jet ready for official use before the premier abandoned it like it was on fire.

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And from a public relations standpoint, it had indeed burst into flames.

Scott Stinson: Ontario MPPs blast Doug Ford over aborted plans for $28.9M private jet Back to video

Two days of bad headlines, helped in no small part by the fact that “Gravy Plane” made for excellent copy, was enough to cause Ford to explain in a Sunday statement that, upon further consideration, the plane plan was grounded.

One only had to watch the first few minutes of question period at Queen’s Park on Monday morning to understand why such a decision was inevitable.

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