Planes, trains and Oppo debates
And call me, maybe
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ABOVE THE FOLD
“#GRAVYPLANE” — Ontarians aren’t happy Premier DOUG FORD jet to Windsor on an OPP plane, for a trip that included both the partisan Ford Fest and government business.
That’s not unusual — the Premier needs a security detail pretty much whenever he’s out and about in public, and it’s up to the OPP to make such logistical decisions — but it’s unclear whether the PC Party or taxpayers footed the full bill.
The official line: Here’s what Ford’s spokeswoman CAITLIN CLARK had to say when I asked: “The premier travelled to Windsor for official government business, including a tour of the University of Windsor’s CHARGE lab and a presentation of the SHIELD lab capabilities, as well as a meeting with the universit…