Randy Boissonnault
From QueerBio.com
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Politics
Description
Liberal Party member of the Canadian Parliament since 2015, representing Edmonton Centre. Co-founder of Literacy Without Borders, an international NGO devoted to promoting literacy for both children and adults in the developing world and in Canada. Former Vice Chair of TEDx Edmonton and Chair of the Board of Directors for the Francophone Economic Council of Alberta, the Francophone Sport Federation of Alberta, and the Canadian Francophone Games. Former consultant, journalist and political commentator for CBC Radio-Canada and Les Affaires. Appointed as special advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ issues (2016).
Further Reading/Research
- https://randyboissonnault.liberal.ca/
- http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmontons-newest-liberal-randy-boissonnault-got-taste-for-politics-at-u-of-a-and-wanted-to-bring-generational-change-to-national-politics
- http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2015/08/17/randy-boissonnault-talks-involvement-with-ponzi-scheme-.html
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-names-edmonton-mp-special-adviser-on-lgbtq2-issues/article32848251/
