Randy Boissonnault not running in upcoming election [Video]

Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming federal election, set to be called on Sunday.

The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021.

In a statement posted to X Friday night, the former cabinet minister says the past year had been a difficult one for he and his family.

Boissonnault resigned from cabinet in November amid controversy over his business dealings and skepticism about his claims of Indigenous identity.

The allegations made against him, which surfaced in a series of stories by Global News, involve Boissonnault’s former business Global Health Imports (GHI), co-founded with Stephen Anderson in early 2020 after Boissonnault lost his seat in the 2019 election.