In a letter, Canada’s ethics commissioner has cleared Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault of allegations he broke ethics rules.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Health Mark Holland look on as Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa.broke conflict of interest rules by being involved in business deals while in cabinet, according to a letter obtained by Global News.
Global reported on a text conversation that took place on Sept. 8, 2022 between GHI co-founder and COO Stephen Anderson and buyer Malvina Ghaoui, principal of The Ghaoui Group, a California-based company. In the text exchange, Anderson forwarded Ghaoui a message from someone named “Randy” asking for a “partner call” about a business deal between GHI and The Ghaoui Group.
Boissonnault has repeatedly denied he is the “Randy” mentioned in the text exchange. The Ghaoui Group is now suing Anderson and two other employees of GHI over allegations of fraud. Boissonnault told the ethics commissioner he had no contact with Anderson or anyone else at GHI on the date in question, and has had “no communications whatsoever with The Ghaoui Group,” according to the letter.
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