Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the ethics commissioner has concluded he broke no rules after three probes into allegations he was involved in business dealings while in cabinet. He adds that he regrets his association with his former business partner.
“While I have always followed my ethical obligations, it is clear in hindsight that this is not an individual whose actions and choices I would want reflecting on me,” Boissonnault told the House of Commons Ethics Committee on Sept. 19.
Boissonnault said that, with the “benefit of hindsight,” he would not have gone into business with Stephen Anderson. The two co-founded medical supply company Global Health Imports Corporation (GHI) in early 2020 after Boissonnault lost his Edmonton Centre seat in the September 2019 election. He won back his seat in September 2021 and was appointed to cabinet in October that year….