Minister Randy Boissonnault’s Former Associate Says He Lied to Reporter About Other ‘Randy’ in Text Messages

Published on July 17, 2024

Efforts by MPs to uncover if a mysterious “Randy” named in text messages refers to Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault were inconclusive during an ethics committee meeting July 17 aimed at uncovering whether the minister violated conflict of interest rules. Tory MPs have now called on Mr. Boissonnault to reappear before the House of Commons committee after his business partner admitted that he lied to a reporter about there being a second “Randy” employed at the company. Mr. Boissonnault’s former partner, Stephen Anderson, testified before the committee on July 17, where he blamed the autocorrect function for the name “Randy” appearing in text messages he sent in 2022 regarding a business he co-founded with Mr. Boissonnault in 2020. He did not publicly disclose the proper name that should have appeared in the text messages....

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