Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been charged with speeding after she was caught driving 142 km/h on a 100 km/h highway. .The Counter Signal reported Tuesday Freeland was in Alberta on official business on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to inspect industrial facilities and meet with Premier Danielle Smith. .Sources said Freeland was charged on August 15 while she was driving alone in a rental vehicle in Peace River, AB, without an RCMP security detail. .Natural Resources Canada (NRC) recommends people follow the posted speed limits to avoid excessive fuel consumption and to avoid unnecessary fatalities. .“Most cars, vans, pickup trucks and SUVs are most fuel efficient when they’re travelling between 50 and 80 km per hour,” said NRC. .“Above this speed zone, vehicles use increasingly more fuel the faster they go.”.Freeland spokesperson Katherine Cuplinskas confirmed on Tuesday Freeland was pulled over, but she said it was for driving 132 km/h while travelling between Grande Prairie, AB, and Peace River. .“She received a ticket for $273,” said Cuplinskas..Freeland did not dispute the ticket. She has paid it in full. .Expense accounts revealed on July 31 Freeland uses a government-issued car and chauffeur in Toronto. .READ MORE: Freeland chauffeured around while claiming she has no car.Her claim she avoided using cars for travel and walked or used public transportation to attend meetings was contradicted by these records..“A fact that still shocks my dad is I don’t actually own a car because I live in downtown Toronto," she said.
