WARMINGTON: Canada’s leadfoot Deputy PM vows she will never speed again

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Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister may drive quickly but she’s in no hurry to apologize for it.

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Chrystia Freeland admits she was driving “too fast” in Alberta last week, but she offered no explanation for why she had the pedal to the metal.

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However, Freeland did tell reporters Wednesday it won’t happen again.

Freeland, who is also Canada’s finance minister, was asked a question by the CBC about the incident, which was broken originally by The Counter Signal and followed up in the Toronto Sun.

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But the question was not about the speeding incident or the reasons behind it but instead on whether she was “concerned” the information about the ticket from police in Alberta was “leaked publicly?”

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At a news conference in Prince Edward Island about a new ferry project, Freeland addressed the ticket while she was at the podium but did not spend much time doing so.

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“So, um, I did get a speeding ticket, driving between Grand Prairie and Peace River. I was driving too fast and I won’t do it again.”

The University-Spadina MP’s staff said on Tuesday that Freeland was fined $273 for going 32 km/h over the posted limit.

They have not answered questions on whether it came with four demerit points, which Alberta’s justice websites state normally accompany a $273 fine for speeding.

Freeland’s office said the minister was travelling in a rental car.

Meanwhile, she was not asked to comment on how she had boasted earlier this month that she did not own a car and instead rode her bike, walked, or took public transit.

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Turns out, while there has been invoices for chauffeured drivers for Canada’s second in command, Freeland does in fact drive and, in this case, she admittedly drove much faster than legally allowed.

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