Edmonton Oilers fans cheers their team before the start of first period of Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton, Sunday, June 2, 2024.Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he accepted free VIP tickets to Edmonton Oilers hockey games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs but didn’t break conflict-of-interest rules.
Horner said none of his staff went to the games. When asked who went to the games with him, he said he “can’t comment.” “Every minister is responsible for themselves and they have to make sure that they’re disclosing through the ethics commissioner, which I have done and will do. I did nothing wrong.”Horner said he was invited by Sam Mraiche, CEO of medical supply and distribution company MHCare Medical.Mraiche’s company was part of a 2022 deal with the province to buy children’s pain medication from Turkey.