(In addition to the Premier)
Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie said he attended more than one game at the invitation of MHCare, insists all ethics rules were followed.
It’s noteworthy that Guthrie says he “had no personal or business relations with the host or their affiliated companies”. This statement is potentially at odds with the (recently updated by Smith) Ethics Commissioner “Guide to Gifts” which on page 3 states:
The Act and regulations no longer contain monetary limits on the value of tickets and invitations to events that may be accepted by Members. Instead, the regulations set out requirements for when and how tickets and invitations to events must be disclosed to the Office of the Ethics Commissioner. However, a Member still breaches the Act by accepting tickets or invitations to events that are not an incident of protocol or social obligation.
Ethics Commissioner “Guide to Gifts – April 2024″ (emphasis ours)
Video via “The Breakdown”:
We can add infrastructure minister Pete Guthrie to the list of ministers attending skybox games as a guest of Sam “Skybox” Mraiche.
You have to wonder how so many ministers didn’t see a conflict given the revolving door between MHCare and government jobs…#abpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/xPaVj4jomq
— The Breakdown (@TheBreakdownAB) October 30, 2024