Saskatchewan finance minister spent $8,000 on private plane to attend commerce lunch

Saskatchewan's finance minister spent $8,000 to travel about 400km: documents

Minister Donna Harpauer's travel expense form, posted on the Saskatchewan Party government's website, shows she took a chartered plane with Good Spirit Air Service on March 25, travelling 400 kilometres from Regina to North Battleford.A spokesman for Harpauer said she was unavailable for an interview and provided a statement.

The luncheon Harpauer attended was hosted by the North Battleford Chamber of Commerce at Porta Bella Restaurant. “We see people making changes to their summer plans ... because they can't afford gas, and we see one minister with one flight spending enough that someone would make in four months.” Premier Scott Moe, Education Minister Dustin Duncan and Rural Health Minister Everett Hindley also charted a private flight from Good Spirit Air Service from Regina to the province's north on Jan. 10. The trip was for a funding announcement and to visit four communities.

He said driving is the primary mode of in-province travel for ministers, but charter flights are used periodically for longer distances or when it impacts other commitments. Since March, the Saskatchewan NDP have been calling on the government to offer financial relief for residents as they deal with the rising cost of fuel, inflation and taxes.

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