Newly released texts raise fresh questions about Randy Boissonnault's business dealings

New text messages unearthed by Conservative MPs on the Commons ethics committee show Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault’s former business partner Stephen Anderson citing the name “Randy” in texts messages — more than a year after he claims he stopped working with the minister.Federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's association with his former company is being probed by the Commons ethics committee.

In one text, Anderson mentions "Randy" being in Vancouver — at the same time Boissonnault was at a cabinet retreat in that city.Conservatives call for 'other Randy' to testify as minister's business dealings face ethics probe Anderson, who was testifying at committee, insisted he was not referring to Boissonnault. He said all references to "Randy" were autocorrects but declined to share publicly the identity of the "Randy" mentioned in the texts."I admit that I panicked," said Anderson.NDP MP Matthew Green grilled the minister's former business partner over his past statements.

Recently, Canada's ethics commissioner said he would not be pursuing an investigation into whether Boissonnault's business dealings contravened the Conflict of Interest Act, following a review of the minister's phone and text records.

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