Ethics committee reopens Boissonnault inquiry in wake of new Randy texts [Video]

The parliamentary ethics committee has called Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault to testify for a third time as newly disclosed text messages raise more questions about his possible involvement in a medical supply business while in office.

As part of an affidavit filed on Nov. 6 in an Edmonton court, WhatsApp correspondence shows Boissonnault’s former business partner, Stephen Anderson, texted a second client that he was updating ‘Randy’ on the status of another multi-million-dollar deal.

The texts have reignited the ethics controversy that has plagued Boissonnault and the Liberals since May.

On Thursday, the committee passed a motion calling for Boissonnault and a host of new witnesses to appear, effectively reopening the committee’s study into allegations Boissonnault broke conflict of interest laws by being involved in business deals while serving as a minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet.

Boissonnault and Anderson co-founded Global Health Imports (GHI) at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Boissonnault’s office …