The Canadian Press The chair of the Liberal party\u2019s Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is\u201ccomplicated\u201d after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the group and one cabinet minister who is no longer a member. \u201cIt\u2019s a very complicated issue, and there\u2019s no right answer,\u201d said Jaime Battiste, who is Mi\u2019kmaq from Eskasoni First Nation. \u201cIt\u2019s not biological or mathematical. It\u2019s a social construct, and that\u2019s why there are challenges.\u201d Others say it\u2019s not so complicated, and want answers as to why Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, who has claimed to be Cree, sat on the party\u2019s Indigenous caucus and was touted as an Indigenous member of the party for years, and is now changing his tune. In 2018 at a Canadian heritage… <\/p>\n
The Canadian Press The chair of the Liberal party\u2019s Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is\u201ccomplicated\u201d after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the group and one cabinet minister who is no longer a member. \u201cIt\u2019s a very complicated issue, and there\u2019s no right answer,\u201d said Jaime Battiste, who is Mi\u2019kmaq from Eskasoni First Nation. \u201cIt\u2019s not biological or mathematical. It\u2019s a social construct, and that\u2019s why there are challenges.\u201d Others say it\u2019s not so complicated, and want answers as to why Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, who has claimed to be Cree, sat on the party\u2019s Indigenous caucus and was touted as an Indigenous member of the party for years, and is now changing his tune. In 2018 at a Canadian heritage... <\/p>\n