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Employment Minister Boissonnault Resigns Amid Allegations of False Indigenous Heritage Claims

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Randy Boissonnault, a Liberal Party politician, has been facing accusations of "race shifting" or being a "pretendian" due to his claims of having Cree heritage, which he claimed to have inherited from his great-grandmother. However, an investigation by the National Post found that his claim was untrue. As a result, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office has announced that Boissonnault will "step away from cabinet effective immediately" to allow for the clearing of the allegations made against him.

  1. CA
    Filomena Tassi
    Federal Economic Development Agency
    1. I think now it's good that he takes the time to clear his name, which I'm confident he will do.
  2. CA
    Justin Trudeau
    Liberal Party
    1. Mr. Boissonnault will focus on clearing the allegations made against him.
  3. CA
    Randy Boissonnault
    Liberal Party
    1. And if my great-grandmother, full-blooded Cree woman Lucy Brenneis were here, she may well welcome you in exactly that same way.
  4. CA
    Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
    Liberal Party
    1. There is currently no consistent way of verifying the legitimacy of Indigenous citizenship, which creates a risk of false claims, tokenism, and exploitation by bad actors.
    2. Misrepresentation harms the integrity of Indigenous identity and is disrespectful to the experiences of First Nations people who face systemic barriers tied to their identities.
    3. If the government plans to create an Indigenous citizenship committee, First Nations must be included because it is only First Nations that can speak on behalf of our citizens and our rights.
  5. CA
    Don Davies
    New Democratic Party
    1. The amount of ethical breaches of Mr. Boissonnault, if that doesn't disentangle you from cabinet, I don't know what does.
  6. CA
    Blake Desjarlais
    New Democratic Party
    1. We will ensure that your reputation and the benefits you've received from pretending to be Indigenous are removed.
    2. The real victims here aren't the Liberals. The real victim isn't Randy. The real victim is Indigenous businesses, Indigenous people that did everything right. They did all that, just to learn that the system is rigged right here at the top.
    3. If you pretend to be Indigenous for the purpose of accessing Indigenous benefits, funding or prestige, you will be found out.

sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.National Post
  5. 5.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Scandal
  2. 2.Canada under Justin Trudeau
  3. 3.Canadian politics

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA

organizations

  1. 1.Cree
  2. 2.Liberal Party
  3. 3.Conservative Party
  4. 4.First Nations
  5. 5.Global Health Imports
  6. 6.Assembly of First Nations
  7. 7.Federal Economic Development Agency
  8. 8.House of Commons
  9. 9.New Democratic Party
  10. 10.US Department of Veterans Affairs
  11. 11.US House Ethics CommitteeUS

persons

  1. 1.Randy BoissonnaultCA
  2. 2.Justin TrudeauCA
  3. 3.Blake DesjarlaisCA
  4. 4.Ginette Petitpas-TaylorCA
  5. 5.Cindy Woodhouse NepinakCA
  6. 6.Dan Vandal
  7. 7.Don DaviesCA
  8. 8.Elizabeth MayCA
  9. 9.Filomena TassiCA
  10. 10.Francois-Philippe ChampagneCA
  11. 11.Ian Austen
  12. 12.Jody Wilson-Raybould
Employment Minister Boissonnault Resigns Amid Allegations of False Indigenous Heritage Claims