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PM’s $160K plane food bill has taxpayers paying for caviar wishes on meatloaf budget
Canadian Taxpayers Federation says prime minister 'spent more money on airplane food during one trip than the average family will spend on groceries in almost a decade'
Author of the article:Bryan Passifiume
Published Jul 15, 2026 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 3 minute read
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks St. in Ottawa, ON. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks St. in Ottawa on Friday, May 2, 2025. Photo by Bryan Passifiume /Toronto Sun
OTTAWA — The high-flying spending continues.
New data unearthed this week by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) shows more sky-high spending by Prime Minister Mark Carney aboard CANFORCE ONE, revealing new details about the PM’s $159,800 in-flight catering bill during an international trip last November.
“Carney spent more money on airplane food during one trip than the average family will spend on groceries in almost a decade,” said CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano.
“Carney keeps promising to spend less, but if he isn’t willing to cut back on airplane food, then what will he spend less on?”
Menus included beef tenderloin, chicken chasseur
On Nov. 18, CANFORCE ONE departed Ottawa for a week-long trip to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa, stopping on the way to attend trade talks in the United Arab Emirates.
Meals on that trip, according to a response to an order paper question tabled in June, cost $159,781.24 — but thanks to invoices and Department of National Defence (DND) paperwork obtained by the CTF, fare for that trip included a choice between Italian sausage and penne pasta in white wine tomato sauce, or chicken chasseur with bacon and mushroom sauce, served with mashed potato and green beans.
Printed on 437 Transport Squadron letterhead, the flight’s lunch menus offered passengers a choice between chicken breast orzo pasta or slow roast cod with tarragon cream sauce.
For the leg from Athens to Abu Dhabi, passengers could choose between chicken stuffed with turkey bacon or Chilean sea bass with steamed veg and roasted sweet potatoes.
Passengers on the flight from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg enjoyed two meal services — for lunch a choice between grilled beef tenderloin or grilled salmon fillet, and for dinner chicken biryani or penne alfredo with mushrooms and parmesan.
For the leg between South Africa and a stop in the Canary Islands, dinner was a choice between Hawaiian chicken kebab or seared salmon, and a breakfast of either an omelette or french toast.
The flight home to Ottawa on Nov. 24 gave passengers a choice of a chicken dish with mushrooms or lasagna for lunch, and for dinner either beef tenderloin or cheese ravioli.
PM spent over $1 million on in-flight catering in his first year of office
In June, the Toronto Sun reported that the DND spent more than $1 million on in-flight catering for CANFORCE ONE missions during Carney’s first 12 months in office.
While the UAE/South Africa trip was Carney’s second-costliest trip in terms of food, the most expensive was the PM’s January trip to Beijing, Qatar and Davos, Switzerland — which according to DND-provided numbers cost $175,248.48 to feed the flight’s 73 passengers — an average cost of $2,400 per passenger.
“Catering costs are recorded as a total gross amount per flight leg and do not reflect any reimbursements that may have been received afterwards,” read a note attached to June’s OPQ response, adding that costs “remain provisional until full reconciliation of invoices is complete.”
Terrazzano questioned Carney’s promises to cut sky-high government spending in light of these eye-watering catering bills.
“How can the prime minister justify billing taxpayers six figures for airplane food?” Terrazzano said.
“If other politicians and bureaucrats can travel without racking up these outrageous bills then Carney can spend less while flying abroad.”
bpassifiume@postmedia.com
Government records. TORONTO SUN GRAPHICS
Government records show Mark Carney spent nearly $160,000 on airplane food. TORONTO SUN GRAPHIC
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation says prime minister 'spent more money on airplane food during one trip than the average family will spend on groceries in almost a decade'
Author of the article:Bryan Passifiume
Published Jul 15, 2026 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 3 minute read
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks St. in Ottawa, ON. on Friday, May 2, 2025.
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks along Sparks St. in Ottawa on Friday, May 2, 2025. Photo by Bryan Passifiume /Toronto Sun
OTTAWA — The high-flying spending continues.
New data unearthed this week by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) shows more sky-high spending by Prime Minister Mark Carney aboard CANFORCE ONE, revealing new details about the PM’s $159,800 in-flight catering bill during an international trip last November.
“Carney spent more money on airplane food during one trip than the average family will spend on groceries in almost a decade,” said CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano.
“Carney keeps promising to spend less, but if he isn’t willing to cut back on airplane food, then what will he spend less on?”
Menus included beef tenderloin, chicken chasseur
On Nov. 18, CANFORCE ONE departed Ottawa for a week-long trip to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa, stopping on the way to attend trade talks in the United Arab Emirates.
Meals on that trip, according to a response to an order paper question tabled in June, cost $159,781.24 — but thanks to invoices and Department of National Defence (DND) paperwork obtained by the CTF, fare for that trip included a choice between Italian sausage and penne pasta in white wine tomato sauce, or chicken chasseur with bacon and mushroom sauce, served with mashed potato and green beans.
Printed on 437 Transport Squadron letterhead, the flight’s lunch menus offered passengers a choice between chicken breast orzo pasta or slow roast cod with tarragon cream sauce.
For the leg from Athens to Abu Dhabi, passengers could choose between chicken stuffed with turkey bacon or Chilean sea bass with steamed veg and roasted sweet potatoes.
Passengers on the flight from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg enjoyed two meal services — for lunch a choice between grilled beef tenderloin or grilled salmon fillet, and for dinner chicken biryani or penne alfredo with mushrooms and parmesan.
For the leg between South Africa and a stop in the Canary Islands, dinner was a choice between Hawaiian chicken kebab or seared salmon, and a breakfast of either an omelette or french toast.
The flight home to Ottawa on Nov. 24 gave passengers a choice of a chicken dish with mushrooms or lasagna for lunch, and for dinner either beef tenderloin or cheese ravioli.
PM spent over $1 million on in-flight catering in his first year of office
In June, the Toronto Sun reported that the DND spent more than $1 million on in-flight catering for CANFORCE ONE missions during Carney’s first 12 months in office.
While the UAE/South Africa trip was Carney’s second-costliest trip in terms of food, the most expensive was the PM’s January trip to Beijing, Qatar and Davos, Switzerland — which according to DND-provided numbers cost $175,248.48 to feed the flight’s 73 passengers — an average cost of $2,400 per passenger.
“Catering costs are recorded as a total gross amount per flight leg and do not reflect any reimbursements that may have been received afterwards,” read a note attached to June’s OPQ response, adding that costs “remain provisional until full reconciliation of invoices is complete.”
Terrazzano questioned Carney’s promises to cut sky-high government spending in light of these eye-watering catering bills.
“How can the prime minister justify billing taxpayers six figures for airplane food?” Terrazzano said.
“If other politicians and bureaucrats can travel without racking up these outrageous bills then Carney can spend less while flying abroad.”
bpassifiume@postmedia.com
Government records. TORONTO SUN GRAPHICS
Government records show Mark Carney spent nearly $160,000 on airplane food. TORONTO SUN GRAPHIC
Carney drops $160,000 on airplane food during one trip
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his entourage spent $159,800 on airplane food during a single trip while dining on “chicken chasseur,” Chilean sea bass and “death by chocolate,” according to government records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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