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Redford doing the right thing.

Redford commented on her family’s travel practices after she was asked by Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith how she covers the costs of family members who might accompany her on out-of-province trips.

“We have rules where if my family travels with me, I pay those expenses even though I believe that since the time I became leader of the party and premier of the province there were rules in place that would have allowed my family to travel with me,” Redford said Monday night, speaking to the MLA committee reviewing the proposed 2013-14 budget of the executive council, which includes the premier’s office.

Redford noted Monday that when her husband, Glen Jermyn, and daughter, Sarah, travelled with her to the London Olympics, the family paid for everything related to their expenses.

“I think there should be some equivalency. If on occasion, MLAs are allowed to take family members on certain trips, I don’t see why the premier shouldn’t be allowed to, too,” she said.

“But it sounds like she is taking quite a rigid view on that and I think the public will be satisfied with that.”

http://globalnews.ca/news/487988/pre...family-travel/