Aleana Young under conflict-of-interest investigation for promoting cheese shop [Video]

Saskatchewan’s Conflict of Interest Commissioner is being asked to a make a ruling on whether pictures posted on social media by an NDP MLA crossed any ethical lines.

MLA for Regina South Albert Aleana Young posted several photos inside the cheese shop that she owns – and now the government is accusing Young of using her position as an MLA to promote her business.

A politician’s personal social media account typically contains a mix of political messages and photos of places they’ve been and people they’ve met.

This is also true for Young, with occasional photos of family or cheese board creations from Takeaway Gourmet, the Regina cheese shop she owns.

“I use my social media to talk about my work as an MLA, my exhaustion as a mom, sometimes some other sad things like running around the lake but I also use it to talk about my business from …