Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is leaving the Liberal cabinet to clear the allegations he faces, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has announced.
“The Prime Minister and MP Randy Boissonault have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from Cabinet effective immediately,” the PMO said in a Nov. 20 statement.
The PMO added Boissonnault will be focusing on “clearing the allegations made against him.”
Boissonnault has been dogged for months by allegations of improprieties with regards to his business dealings. More recently, he’s faced scrutiny over inconsistencies in his claims of indigenous heritage.
The PMO said Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor would take on the employment portfolio on a temporary basis….