Overview

• Randy Boissonnault resigned from his role as Employment Minister following scrutiny over his claims of Indigenous ancestry and ties to a medical supply company, Global Health Imports (GHI).
• Boissonnault apologized for inaccurately referring to himself as a 'non-status adopted Cree' and later clarified his adoptive great-grandmother had Métis, not Cree, heritage.
• GHI, co-founded by Boissonnault, falsely identified as Indigenous-owned while bidding for federal contracts; Boissonnault denied involvement in the claims and blamed his former business partner.
• The Edmonton Police Service is investigating GHI over allegations of fraud, and Boissonnault has denied any ongoing involvement with the company since 2021.
• Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor will temporarily oversee Boissonnault's cabinet responsibilities as the Liberal government faces mounting criticism over its handling of the controversy.