Carney sets up pre-approved charter flight program for when Challenger jets aren't enough

Following the PM's controversial decision to take a private charter flight to attend a Middle East peace agreement event, the Carney Liberals are looking to create a pre-approved VIP fleet to sit on standby for politicians and bureaucrats to use “as and when requested.”

Sheila Gunn Reid
  |   December 04, 2025   |   News   |   3 Comments

 

The Liberal government is laying the groundwork for a major expansion of VIP air travel, with a new federal tender revealing plans to pre-hire charter aircraft — fixed-wing and helicopters — ready to deploy for any department, Crown corporation or agency that wants one, whenever they want one.

The solicitation, posted by Public Services and Procurement Canada, seeks to create a “National Master Standing Offer” for domestic and some international air charter services with planes carrying up to 50 passengers.

In plain English: a pre-approved VIP fleet on standby for politicians and bureaucrats, available “as and when requested.”

Yes, that includes every entity listed across Schedules I, I.1, II, and III of the Financial Administration Act. In other words: nearly the entire federal government.

The program would allow government bodies to skip the usual procurement process and simply “call up” a charter jet or helicopter whenever needed. No oversight. Just wheels up.

The timing is eyebrow-raising.

It follows Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial decision to take a private charter to attend Donald Trump’s Middle East peace agreement event. Now, Carney appears to be institutionalizing VIP air travel as an “on demand” service.

The tender, published on the government’s procurement portal MERX, makes no mention of limits on frequency, justification requirements, or caps on cost. It also includes an all-you-can-fly buffet, reserved exclusively for the federal apparatus.

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Sheila Gunn Reid

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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.

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  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2025-12-04 20:57:27 -0500
    Of course they need to fly in luxury whenever they want to. After all, those fancy-schmancy shopping trips to Paris or New York need to be done without any peasants being on board.
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-12-04 19:31:23 -0500
    I remember when Jean Chretien said he was worth it when somebody questioned his worth to the people. Now we see how all these Liberals feel. They think they’re worth a fleet of private jets. No flying economy class like Rebel reporters do. Let’s remember this when the next election happens.
  • Carl Linletter
    commented 2025-12-04 13:17:47 -0500
    Getting prepared for “A more violent world” as Klaus Schwab put it.