Saskatchewan politicians have rapidly increased international travel since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were loosened as Premier Scott Moe remains laser-focused on global markets.
A Canadian Press analysis of publicly available data on out-of-province ministerial expenses shows a more than 33 percent increase in spending on international trips for Moe and his ministers from 2018 to 2022.
“This is how Saskatchewan creates wealth,” Moe said in April after a speech focused on the province’s international trade missions at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities convention in Saskatoon.
“It is the recipe for success for us to attract investment.”
Moe has been touting how his Saskatchewan Party government is planting the province’s flag in key markets around the world while arguing the federal Liberal government’s policies are harming industry….