This is about as close to proof that you're going to get, Jacquie. Even the Montreal Alouettes beat writer Stu Cowan doesn't believe Als President Patrick Boivin didn't know what was going on with the salary cap. According to Cowan, "If Reed was indeed circumventing the CFL salary cap & that was why he was fired, you have to figure that Boivin knew what his GM was doing and you have to wonder how long this was going on. If Boivin didn't know what was going on as President & CEO of the team, that's even worse. Boivin seems to have thrown Reed under the team bus".
There you have it. Cowan, who is close to the team figures Boivin probably knew what Reed was doing. Although he isn't 100% certain.
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/stu-cowan-secrecy-over-kavis-reed-firing-paints-alouettes-in-bad-light?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter