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Canadian finance minister, who does not own a car, fined for speeding

Freeland is a legislator who represents a parliamentary constituency in central Toronto and is often photographed on her bike

Published: Wed 23 Aug 2023, 11:56 AM

Updated: Wed 23 Aug 2023, 11:57 AM

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Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, following decades-long tradition, tries on a pair of shoes purchased a day ahead of her delivering the 2023 Budget, at fashion retailer Simons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 27, 2023. -- Reuters file

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, following decades-long tradition, tries on a pair of shoes purchased a day ahead of her delivering the 2023 Budget, at fashion retailer Simons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 27, 2023. -- Reuters file

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, an avid cyclist who says she does not own a car, was fined C$273 ($200) for speeding in her home province of Alberta, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Freeland was caught driving 132 km/hr (82 mph) between the towns of Grande Prairie and Peace River and has paid the ticket in full, her spokesperson Katherine Cuplinskas said.

The news was first broken by the Counter Signal website.

Cuplinskas did not say when the incident occurred and what the speed limit had been on that stretch of road. The maximum speed limit on Alberta highways is 110 km/hr.

Freeland is a legislator who represents a parliamentary constituency in central Toronto, Canada's largest city, and is often photographed on her bike.

"A fact that still shocks my dad is that I don't actually own a car," she told reporters last month.

"I walk, I take the subway. My kids walk and ride their bikes and take the subway – it's actually healthier for our family," she said.



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