UCP minister’s Kentucky travel expenses trigger debate in Alberta legislature

Global News · Erik Bay, Karen Bartko · 2026-11-05 23:51 UTC

About $4,000 in travel expenses by UCP minister Dale Nally on a government trip to Kentucky last September are not going down smooth.

A trip Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally took to Kentucky last year is under scrutiny by the Opposition, who is questioning thousands of dollars in expenses filed under taxi services.

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi brought up the expenses in question period at the Alberta legislature on both Wednesday and Thursday, pointing to receipts from Nally’s trip totalling more than $4,000.

“Why would the premier allow her minister to claim booze cruises at Kentucky distilleries as taxi receipts?” Nenshi said.

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