By Alessia Passafiume -CP-The federal Conservatives and NDP won’t say how or if they’re vetting the their candidates’ claims to Indigenous identity \u2014 even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background. MP Randy Boissonnault \u2014 who served as employment minister in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet \u2014 quit the post late last year after weeks of questions about his claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. Both Conservative and NDP MPs called for his resignation and raised concerns about the Liberal party’s statements about his identity over the years \u2014 although Boissonnault has since said his adoptive great-grandmother was M\u00e9tis. In an email, Conservative party director of communications Sarah Fisher says the party does not comment on its vetting practices and… <\/p>\n
By Alessia Passafiume -CP-The federal Conservatives and NDP won’t say how or if they’re vetting the their candidates’ claims to Indigenous identity \u2014 even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shifting statements about his background. MP Randy Boissonnault \u2014 who served as employment minister in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet \u2014 quit the post late last year after weeks of questions about his claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. Both Conservative and NDP MPs called for his resignation and raised concerns about the Liberal party’s statements about his identity over the years \u2014 although Boissonnault has since said his adoptive great-grandmother was M\u00e9tis. In an email, Conservative party director of communications Sarah Fisher says the party does not comment on its vetting practices and... <\/p>\n