It’s good to be King.
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.
Carney continues to rack up expensive airplane food bills despite the government promising to reduce costs and other officials spending far less on in-flight catering.
“Carney spent more money on airplane food during one trip than the average family will spend on groceries in almost a decade,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “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?”
Carney and his 55-person entourage spent $159,800 on airplane food during one week-long trip to Athens, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg and the Canary Islands in November 2025, according to government records tabled in response to an order paper question. That’s $2,850 per passenger.