Randy Boissonnault

• Randy Boissonnault not running in upcoming election

  The move is sure to further fuel speculation about where Prime Minister Mark Carney will run, who grew up in Edmonton and skated with his beloved Oilers hockey team on Thursday.

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  Mar 21
  
• Boissonnault’s former company ineligible for federal contracts for 5 years

  Global Health Imports, which Boissonnault started before he was elected in 2021, was at the centre of a series of scandals that eventually forced the Edmonton MP to quit cabinet.

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  Feb 21
  
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• Boissonnault says he came up with ‘non-status adopted Cree’ term

  The Edmonton Liberal MP left his cabinet job in November after questions about involvement in his former business, claims to Indigeneity. 

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  Dec 5, 2024
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• Government suspends Boissonnault’s former company from obtaining federal contracts

  Public Services and Procurement Canada suspended Global Health Imports from bidding on federal contracts for 90 days, effective Nov. 22.

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  Nov 26, 2024
• Randy Boissonnault out of cabinet amid business dealings controversy

  Randy Boissonnault is out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal cabinet after months of controversy surrounding his former business.

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  Nov 20, 2024
• Police investigating Randy Boissonnault’s former company, business partner

  Edmonton Police are investigating an allegation that cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault’s former company defrauded a U.S. company of around $350,000.

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  Nov 19, 2024
• Trudeau offers words of support to embattled minister Randy Boissonnault

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday he is 'happy' Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault remains in his cabinet and represents Albertans.

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  Nov 19, 2024
• Conservatives call on Boissonnault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims

  Monday in the House of Commons, seven different Conservative MPs peppered more than a dozen questions toward Boissonnault on the issue.

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  Nov 19, 2024
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• Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

  Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized for "not being as clear" as he could have been after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.

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  Nov 15, 2024
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• Chair of Liberal party’s Indigenous caucus says identity ‘complicated’ as members questioned

  Some want to know why Randy Boissonnault, who has claimed to be Cree, was touted as an Indigenous member of the party for years, and is now changing his tune.

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  Nov 15, 2024