Ethics Commissioner Launching 3rd Probe Into Employment Minister Boissonnault’s Business Dealings

Konrad von Finckenstein poses for a portrait in his office in Gatineau, Que., on Jan. 17, 2012. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein says he is reviewing the business dealings of Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault for a third time.

“This new stuff has come up, which I was not aware of,” von Finckenstein told MPs on the House of Commons public accounts committee on Aug. 8, referring to new text messages that had surfaced showing Boissonnault’s former business partner speaking with someone named “Randy” regarding a 2022 business deal.