Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family’s Indigeneity – CBC

Nov 15, 2024

Employment minister says he’s not Indigenous — experts say past statements appear contradictory

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to face a new round of questions over his business dealings and family history at a parliamentary committee in the wake of a report that his former company claimed to be “Indigenous owned” when bidding for federal contracts in 2020.

The minister and Edmonton MP has been tied up in multiple probes into past business dealings for months. The medical supplies company he co-founded, Global Health Imports (GHI), became mired in lawsuits, scandal and probes into whether Boissonnault continued to work with the company after becoming a cabinet minister — which would be illegal.

Boissonnault has denied all allegations and has claimed his former business partner, Stephen Anderson, was working without his consent to “advance his personal interests.”

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