When a minister of the Crown becomes a laughingstock in Parliament it’s time for him to go.&nbsp;

After months of being under fire over his Indigenous ancestry and his personal business dealings, scandal-plagued Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault finally quit Wednesday.&nbsp;

Justin Trudeau and Boissonnault agreed that the minister should step away from cabinet immediately, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;said&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/randy-boissonnault-stepping-down-indigenous-heritage&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/randy-boissonnault-stepping-down-indigenous-heritage">said</a> the Prime Minister’s Office, so that Boissonnault could “focus on clearing the allegations made against him.”&nbsp;

Trudeau won't get much relief from the departure of this embarrassing cabinet minister{ai:summary}Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault resigned after facing ongoing scrutiny regarding his Indigenous ancestry and business dealings. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Boissonnault agreed on his immediate departure to allow him to address the allegations against him. #politics

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