Doug Ford, the leader of the Canadian province of Ontario, has been criticised for his government's purchase of a pre-owned C$28.9m ($21m; £15.5m) private jet, with opposition leaders calling it a "gravy plane".
News of the purchase was first reported by the Toronto Star newspaper on Friday and was later confirmed by the premier's office in a statement to media.
The plane is a Bombardier Challenger 650 executive jet, built in Canada in 2016. Ford's office said it will be used primarily for his travel, including to the US "to help make the case against President (Donald) Trump's tariffs".
The purchase drew heat from Ford's political opponents, who called it "out of touch".
"He should be flying economy like the rest of us," said Marit Stiles, leader of the left-leaning Ontario New Democratic Party in a post on X.
