By Alessia Passafiume The federal Conservatives and NDP won’t say how or if they’re vetting 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. The Liberal and Green parties did not immediately respond to a request for comment. MP Randy Boissonnault \u2014 who served as employment minister in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet \u2014 quit the post late last year after facing weeks of questions about his claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. Both Conservative and NDP MPs called for Boissonnault’s resignation and raised concerns about the Liberal party’s statements about his identity over the years. Boissonnault apologized for his statements about the nature of his family’s background and told a House of Commons… <\/p>\n
By Alessia Passafiume The federal Conservatives and NDP won’t say how or if they’re vetting 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. The Liberal and Green parties did not immediately respond to a request for comment. MP Randy Boissonnault \u2014 who served as employment minister in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet \u2014 quit the post late last year after facing weeks of questions about his claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. Both Conservative and NDP MPs called for Boissonnault’s resignation and raised concerns about the Liberal party’s statements about his identity over the years. Boissonnault apologized for his statements about the nature of his family’s background and told a House of Commons... <\/p>\n