Boissonnault out of cabinet to 'focus on clearing the allegations made against him,' Trudeau announces
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.
In a statement issued just before question period, Trudeau's office said the prime minister and Boissonnault "have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from Cabinet effective immediately. Mr. Boissonnault will focus on clearing the allegations made against him."
Veterans Affairs Minister and associate defence minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor will temporarily assume Boissonnault’s responsibilities as minister of employment, workforce development and official languages.
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As the Indigenous claims controversy surrounding Randy Boissonnault continues to unfold, his colleagues are deferring questions about the embattled cabinet minister to him, and the prime minister.
Heading into a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill Wednesday, MP after MP largely didn't comment, or said it wasn't for them to answer questions about whether Boissonnault should resign or be removed from cabinet.
"That's a decision for the prime minister," said Housing Minister Sean Fraser. "I think anytime there's questions about an individual who might actually have the context behind the story, the person closest to it is best positioned… I don't really have any personal information."
