Correction: Flying first class — on the public dime
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.99/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 15/10/2024 (540 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A column by Deveryn Ross previously published in this space indicated that, based on analysis of air travel costs, members of the NDP cabinet were travelling in first class, rather than in economy seats.
A spokesperson for the Manitoba government said neither the premier nor any cabinet minister under the NDP administration has flown first class. One minister flew business class when rebooking after a flight cancellation due to weather.
In addition, the column indicated that reporting on one trip made by Premier Wab Kinew was incomplete because it didn’t include a claim for airfare. The government spokesman said there was no claim for airfare because Premier Kinew paid the cost of airfare personally.
History
Updated on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 12:23 PM CDT: Replaces article text with correction.
Updated on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 2:13 PM CDT: Addition to corrective text.