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A Saskatchewan Party backbencher says he paid close to $30,000 out of his own pocket for two trips on a private jet and that one of those flights was for government business.
Kevin Weedmark released a letter Tuesday from Maurice Herauf, the province's conflict of interest commissioner, who provided his opinion on the airfare expenses.
Herauf wrote in the Sept. 18 letter that Weedmark's invoices indicate he paid for the flights with his own money and therefore did not violate a section of Conflict of Interest Act.
"Since you paid for the flights from your personal funds there is absolutely no financial benefit that can be attributed to your decision to fly to functions on either date," Herauf wrote.
The letter says Weedmark had asked Herauf to provide an opinion on his flights after the Opposition NDP had flagged it as a concern.
The trips took place over the course of a year.
On Aug. 21, 2025, Weedmark spent $8,271 on a private jet to fly the owners of the Moosomin Dairy Queen and two of their family members to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon for a tour. The Dairy Queen had raised $42,000 for the hospital and Weedmark was one of their volunteers. Herauf wrote the trip was private in nature.
On Aug. 27 of this year, Weedmark spent $20,106 on another jet for two government functions in the province before making a stop in Regina and then flying back to Moosomin. One of the functions was an official opening of an addictions treatment facility in Lloydminster on the Alberta boundary, and the other was to celebrate the anniversary of a seniors complex in Saskatoon.
The letter says the health minister's office had requested Weedmark attend both events, as Weedmark is also the minister's legislative secretary. Weedmark has also said it would have been difficult for him to drive to Lloydminster in time, so he chose to fly.
However, the Opposition NDP says Weedmark still needs to show the receipts to prove he didn't improperly benefit from his role as a legislature member.
Earlier Tuesday, the NDP sent a letter to Herauf asking for an opinion on whether Weedmark breached conflict of interest rules.
Meara Conway, the NDP's health critic, said she wants to know if Weedmark had paid commercial value for the flights. She said the NDP got a private jet quote for a similar aircraft. That quote came in above $20,000.
"If the flight was below commercial value, it was a prohibited gift or personal benefit under (the act)," she said. "The rules exist to make sure that decisions are being made in the public interest."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026.
By Jeremy Simes | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Il y a souvent deux clans qui se forment quand on parle des candidats et candidates qui sèment la bisbille à Occupation Double : une partie du public qui souhaite les voir partir rapidement, et une autre qui veut les garder parce qu'il faut l'avouer, ça fait souvent un bon show. Lors des premières semaines de l'aventure au Panama, les actions de Rébecca, la barmaid de Québec, l'ont définitivement placée dans la catégorie des célibataires qui divisent les fans.
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Critiquée pour ses réactions et appréciée pour les moments croustillants qu'elle apporte aux épisodes, elle se retrouve fréquemment au cœur des sujets de conversation en ligne. Si tu veux en savoir plus sur sa vie à l'extérieur des maisons d'OD, voici sept faits qu'on a trouvés sur Rébecca en fouillant un peu partout sur le Web.
À 24 ans, la candidate originaire de Québec fait partie des plus jeunes de la cohorte féminine de 2026. Seules Zhara (22 ans) et Émilie (23 ans) sont plus jeunes qu’elle, alors qu’Alexa, Alanna et Engie ont le même âge.
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Rébecca n'est peut-être pas une inconnue pour les gens de Québec qui ont fréquenté le Bar la Rochelène 2.0, puisqu'elle y travaillait encore en tant que barmaid en juillet 2026. Dans une vidéo humoristique publiée par l'établissement, on peut d'ailleurs la voir aux côtés d'une collègue annoncer que le bar est à la recherche d'une nouvelle barmaid, tout en lançant à la blague que Rébecca, elle, cherche plutôt un chum.
En fouillant sur Facebook et Instagram, on a également pu en apprendre un peu plus sur sa famille. Ses parents se nomment Nancy et Jean-François, et elle a un petit frère, Simon-Olivier, âgé de 22 ans.
Lors d'une entrevue avec Le Soleil, tout juste avant son départ pour l'aventure, elle a expliqué qu'elle a toujours voulu participer a Occupation Double. Ainsi, lorsqu'elle est devenue célibataire il y a environ un an, ses proches l'ont encouragée à poser sa candidature.
Dans la même entrevue, elle confie qu'elle préfère de loin rencontrer ses prétendants en vrai, et non sur les réseaux sociaux. Entre un meet cute dans le petit café du coin et un message sur Tinder ou Instagram, pour elle, le choix est clair.
Sur son compte VSCO, on peut la voir alors qu'elle va au gym, fait de la randonnée ou fait du jogging à l'extérieur. Il y a également des photos qui montrent qu'elle est dejà allée passer du temps dans un centre de simulateur de golf.
Rébecca a gagné plus de 8 000 abonnés depuis sa participation à Occupation Double Panama.
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Rébecca ne passe pas inaperçue à Occupation Double, et son passage à l'émission semble faire réagir autant qu'il attire la curiosité sur les réseaux sociaux. Alors qu'elle comptait 2 722 personnes abonnées à son compte Instagram le 11 août dernier, elle en affiche maintenant 10 900 en date du 13 octobre. Elle a donc gagné plus de 8 000 abonnements en deux mois, ce qui n'est quand même pas rien!
Outgoing Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette stressed the importance of collaboration on Tuesday after meeting with Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to discuss the transition of power.
The two leaders said they discussed the economy, unemployment, relations with the United States, and the Churchill Falls hydroelectric agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador during a meeting that lasted just under 50 minutes in Quebec City.
Both leaders emerged from the meeting side-by-side, delivering brief statements to reporters, without taking questions.
“We touched on all kinds of urgent and sensitive issues,” said St-Pierre Plamondon, who will lead a minority government in the Quebec legislature.
“I leave this meeting very satisfied,” he added, thanking Fréchette’s team for its co-operation. “We are looking at an orderly transition, marked by collaboration.”
Fréchette also stressed the importance of ensuring a smooth handover of power.
“It’s important to ensure a co-ordinated, proper transition,” she said. “Our teams will exchange information on the next steps.”
The meeting took place at the premier’s office in Quebec City’s Honoré-Mercier building. St-Pierre Plamondon will be able to officially move into the office after he and his cabinet are sworn in on Oct. 21.
Before then, newly elected Parti Québécois politicians are scheduled to be sworn in as members of Quebec's national assembly on Thursday.
The meeting between Fréchette and St-Pierre Plamondon comes eight days after Quebecers elected a minority Parti Québécois government in the Oct. 5 provincial election, bringing the sovereigntist party back to power for the first time since 2014.
The PQ won 59 seats, while the Quebec Liberals secured 40 seats to form the official Opposition. The Conservatives won 19 seats and Québec solidaire took nine.
The Coalition Avenir Québec, which had governed the province since 2018, failed to elect a single member.
On election night, Fréchette said she took “full responsibility” for her party’s defeat. She announced the following day that she was resigning as CAQ leader.
Meanwhile, a source within the Parti Québécois said Tuesday it is seeking a judicial recount in the riding of Champlain, in Quebec’s Mauricie region, where its candidate lost by 191 votes to a Conservative candidate.
The Canadian Press agreed not to identify the source because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.
The party official said alleged irregularities had been identified during the counting of ballots on Oct. 5; approximately 80 ballots were missing from one ballot box and another 30 from a second box.
Conservative Adriana Szalontai defeated PQ candidate René Branchaud in the riding.
Quebec’s election law allows a recount to be requested when the margin between the top two candidates is less than one-thousandth of the votes cast.
Although the margin in Champlain does not meet that threshold, the PQ official said it believes it has sufficient grounds to convince the Court of Quebec to grant its request.
The Court of Quebec confirmed Tuesday that it had granted the PQ's request for a recount in Vachon, a riding in Longueuil, on the south shore of Montreal, where Liberal Affine Lwalalika defeated PQ candidate Stephan Fogaing by just 10 votes.
The recount for the Vachon riding is scheduled to begin Oct. 19 and is expected to last three days.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026.
— with files by Caroline Plante from Quebec City
By Patrice Bergeron | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.