Boissonnault apologizes for shifting statements about family’s Indigeneity – CBC

Nov 15, 2024

Employment minister told reporters he is ‘learning about his family in real time’

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous.

“I apologize unequivocally and I’ll end it there,” he said, speaking to reporters in Edmonton on Friday.

Boissonnault is facing questions over claims he’s made related to his family’s background.

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