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MLA Weedmark says private jet flights were on his dime
Weedmark says he paid the full charter cost himself after the NDP questioned a private jet trip that included stops in Lloydminster and Saskatoon.
- Moosomin-Montmartre MLA Kevin Weedmark defended using a private jet on August 27 for events in Lloydminster and Saskatoon, asserting he paid for the charter personally with no taxpayer dollars involved.
- Opposition New Democrats questioned the necessity of the trip, with critic Meara Conway alleging the Manitoba-based Andrews Air Ltd. charter cost over $6,000 an hour and sent the wrong message.
- A deleted social media video triggered criticism, showing plane passengers enjoying high-end snacks, a restaurant lunch, and shopping at Aritzia, prompting the Opposition to demand receipts to verify payment.
- At the Legislature, Conway demanded Weedmark disclose trip costs, approval details, and the staffer's travel capacity, bluntly telling him to "Prove it" regarding his personal-payment claims.
- This incident follows a pattern of the NDP challenging government spending on chartered flights in recent years, while critics noted members of Premier Scott Moe's cabinet also attended the same events.
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Opposition wants receipts from Saskatchewan politician who chartered private jet
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition is calling on a government backbencher to show his receipts after he says he paid out of his own pocket for a private jet to criss-cross the province.
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Moosomin-Montmartre MLA Kevin Weedmark chartered a private plane to attend government announcements on August 27.
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