Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew did not violate provincial conflict of interest laws when he took planes chartered by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup in 2023 and 2024, the province's ethics commissioner found Wednesday.

The ethics investigation came after a CBC article earlier this year raised questions about the trips, which were also offered to Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham. A spokesperson previously said the mayor declined and chose to fly commercial.

The same day the CBC's story came out, Progressive Conservative MLA Greg Nesbitt (Riding Mountain) made a request for an ethics inquiry into the flights taken by Kinew, whose NDP was elected to form government in 2023.

Under Manitoba's Conflict of Interest Act, members of the legislative assembly aren't allowed to accept trav

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