Municipal councillors donated to Saskatchewan Party using taxpayer funds to gain access to premier, other provincial politicians

Donations made by City of Regina and other municipalities to attend party fundraisers deemed “unethical” and “undemocratic”

Kate Schneider, Donovan Maess

6 Mar 2024 • 6 min read

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Regina Mayor Sandra Masters speaks to reporters in this file photo. Masters is among several municipal politicians who have expensed tickets to events raising funds for provincial political parties in the past few years. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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