Wed Aug 23, 2023 – 4:00 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) –– Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who last month boasted she is happy she does not “own” a car and bikes instead, was hit with a large fine after she was caught speeding excessively in a rental car in the province of Alberta.
As first reported by The Counter Signal yesterday, Freeland was charged with driving some 42 km/hr (26 mph) over the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr (62 mph).
Yesterday, her office confirmed that she was caught speeding and was subsequently hit with a large fine.
“The Deputy Prime Minister was pulled over for driving 132km/h while traveling between Grande Prairie and Peace River. She received a ticket for $273, which she has paid in full. She was driving a rental car at the time,” said her office in a statement to the press.
Freeland was in Alberta on behalf of her boss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to meet with Premier Danielle Smith, who has been battling the federal government over its extreme environmental policies.
Alberta’s Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen yesterday took to social media to cheekily take a
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