Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that he came up with the term “non-status adopted Cree,” contradicting previous statements where he said an Indigenous researcher provided him with the identifier. The former cabinet minister’s office claimed in mid-November that the term was “explained to him by an Indigenous researcher” while…
The federal government has suspended Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault’s former medical supply company from obtaining government contracts. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) suspended Global Health Imports (GHI) from bidding or entering into contracts with the federal government, effective Nov. 22, the agency said in a press release. On Tuesday, Catherine Poulin, assistant deputy…
As calls mount for Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault to resign over conflicting claims about his family’s Indigenous heritage, Global News has learned Edmonton police are investigating an allegation of fraud made against Boissonnault’s former company and business partner. Michael Weber, a Florida-based lawyer who is the legal counsel for medical supply procurement company 4M…
The parliamentary ethics committee has called Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault to testify for a third time as newly disclosed text messages raise more questions about his possible involvement in a medical supply business while in office. As part of an affidavit filed on Nov. 6 in an Edmonton court, WhatsApp correspondence shows Boissonnault’s former…
