CBC reporter gets free flights; registered as MP's designated traveller

Stephen Maher of The Halifax Herald reports:

"CBC national political reporter Krista Erickson is registered as the designated traveller for Calgary Centre Conservative MP Lee Richardson, which means she is entitled to receive flights paid for by taxpayers. The Canadian Association of Journalists and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation both said the designation raises tough questions for Erickson, Richardson and the CBC, since she covers federal politics as part of her job. Erickson declined to comment Thursday.

'“If it’s about Lee, I’m not talking,” she said.

"Richardson said he and Erickson have been together for a couple of years. He said he registered her as his designated traveller in the fall or winter. He doesn’t know if she has so far taken advantage of those flights."