Your taxes bought a jet Ford flipped for the same price
Good morning from the Hammer — steel town, art town, your town. Don't look away.
So, you remember that whole thing about the Ford government buying a private jet? Well, they're not sharing the documents about why they bought it, or why they sold it again for the exact same $28.9 million. That's the word from Queen's Park, right? They said they bought a second-hand Bombardier Challenger 650 and then just… flipped it. No profit, no loss, just a quick turnaround on a multi-million dollar asset. Makes you wonder what was really going on behind the scenes with that whole transaction.
### What This Means for Hamilton
Listen, I'm from the Mountain, and whether you're down by the steel mills on Burlington Street or up in Dundas, people here are going to have questions. This isn't just some abstract Toronto political drama. Every dollar spent or "resold" by the province affects what we can do in Hamilton. Think about:
* **Our Infrastructure:** That's money that could be going into fixing our crumbling roads up and down the Mountain, or finally getting that rapid transit line sorted on Main Street. * **Healthcare:** We're always fighting for more funding for our hospitals, right? St. Joe's and Juravinski could use that kind of cash. * **Community Services:** From programs on Barton Street to supporting our Bay Area Farmers' Market vendors, every bit counts in a city like ours.
It’s about transparency. When the province says, "We've moved on," but won't show the paperwork, it just leaves a bad taste, especially when it involves millions of our tax dollars. We work hard here in Hamilton, and we expect accountability for how our money is spent.
Sonja Kovačević-Mountain, MiTL Sports Desk.
You gotta hear Keith and the crew dig into this mess on the morning show — catch it live at mornings.live.