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The House of Commons has been mired in a filibuster for nearly two months now, as the Conservatives demand the government hand over documents to the RCMP in a case of alleged government misspending on a green technology fund. That continued Monday but in question period Conservative attention shifted to Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, who three days ago apologized for not being more clear about his Indigenous identity.

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The National Post had also reported last week a company co-owned by Boissonnault unsuccessfully bid on two federal contracts in 2020 while identifying itself as Indigenous and Aboriginal-owned.

Monday in the House of Commons, seven different Conservative MPs peppered more than a dozen questions toward Boissonnault on the issue, who in turn delivered short-sentence responses in denying the allegations.

B次元官网网址淗e said he was Indigenous so he could get grants and contracts that were meant just for Indigenous people. Now, he admits heB次元官网网址檚 not Indigenous at all,B次元官网网址� said Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre Monday.

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B次元官网网址淢y colleague has addressed this issue and stated that those claims are false,B次元官网网址� government House leader Karina Gould said in response to Genuis.

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Speaking to reporters outside West Block, Conservative MP Michael Barrett called on Boissonnault to step down.

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