Overview

• Ethics commissioner Jeffrey Schnoor released his report Wednesday, finding no breach of the Conflict of Interest Act in Kinew’s 2023 and 2024 trips.
• Kinew paid $1,100 for 2023 charter flights to and from Hamilton and $650 for a 2024 charter return from Vancouver after flying there commercially.
• The Winnipeg Blue Bombers invited the premier on the non-commercial charters, and the fares charged matched what other guests paid.
• Schnoor advised Kinew to file disclosures for both flights out of caution and granted an extension, offering guidance to all MLAs under the relatively new rules.
• The inquiry followed a Progressive Conservative complaint spurred by CBC reporting that relied on FOI records released after a 170-plus-day delay and inconsistent staff explanations.