Randy Boissonnault, Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, speaks at a press conference on Jan. 18, 2024.Photo by Dave Sidaway / Montreal Gazette

Amy Hamm: Randy Boissonnault is an embarrassment and should resign

His shifting Indigenous heritage is only part of the story

by · National Post

Randy Boissonnault, also known as the Strong Eagle Man, needs to soar away from public office. The politician — who once regaled Parliament with the story of his alleged Cree bird-of-prey title — must resign.

Randy the Strong Eagle Man — not to be confused with Macho Man Randy Savage of the formerly World Wrestling Federation — can now be added to the annals of Indige-nots: a short but ignominious list of disgraced Canadian public figures who’ve leveraged a fictitious, or greatly exaggerated, Indigenous identity to further their careers.