Premier Doug Ford announced that the government will buy five police helicopters for $134 million instead of leasing them.
This is about $100 million more than the $36 million the provincial budget in March had set aside to lease four helicopters.
The plan was to lease four police helicopters for the Toronto area for $36 million, with an additional $10 million for operating costs.
Ford said the police asked the government to buy the helicopters instead of leasing them.
Written by: K. Milhomens with files from the Canadian Press