Alberta Premier Alison Redford arrives for meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has put Alberta Premier Alison Redford at the top of its provincial government "naughty" list for staying in a Washington hotel that charged $876 a night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
December 23, 2013 - 1:41 PM
EDMONTON - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has put Alberta Premier Alison Redford at the top of its provincial government "naughty" list for staying in a Washington hotel that charged $876 a night.
The federation says Redford's posted expense claims also show she charged taxpayers for $22 coffees and a $31 hamburger while in the U.S. capital.
Other Redford expenses in 2013 included an almost $8,000 airfare to New Brunswick and a $6,000 flight to Chicago.
The taxpayers group also singled out Thomas Lukaszuk (loo-KAH'-zuhk), who was deputy premier and advanced education minister until a recent cabinet shuffle.
It points out he spent more than $9,000 on a trip to Europe and claimed 17 flights between Edmonton and Calgary.
Justice Minister Jonathan Denis heads the "nice" list for — quote — "having the most boring expense claim two years' running."
Alberta has an expense disclosure policy which directs senior government officials to post their expenses online.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2013