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Canada’s employment minister resigns after shifting his claims of Indigenous ancestry

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Randy Boissonnault rises during Question Period on 18 Nov. 2024 in Ottawa. Photograph: Adrian Wyld/AP

Canada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of scrutiny over both his business dealings and his shifting claims of Indigenous ancestry.

Moments before question period on Wednesday, prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office said Randy Boissonnault would “step away from cabinet effective immediately” and will “focus on clearing the allegations made against him”.

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