Articles by Christopher Nardi

Jun 9 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says he is “seriously considering” running for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership as the party embarks on a rebuild after two devastating provincial election loses. “There’s no question I’m interested in helping to rebuild the party, and I’m seriously looking at the leadership,” Erskine-Smith said in an interview Thursday morning. “All […]

Jun 1 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The messages accuse Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and other MPs of being under the shadowy influence of the World Economic Forum. The federal ethics commissioner’s office was flooded with over 1,000 emails, calls, letters and even faxes this winter from people asking it to investigate a conspiracy theory claiming some parliamentarians and Finance Minister Chrystia […]

May 17 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre says he is consulting with legal experts to find a way to “curtail” the federal Emergencies Act to prevent it from being used for “political purposes” like during the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa.

May 13 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The new head of Canada’s cybersecurity centre says his first months on the job have been a “dizzying” experience of responding to one major incident after another, including a cyberattack from a hostile state against a federal government department in recent months.

May 2 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Opposition parties say they are troubled that the Canada Revenue Agency paid nearly $500,000 in COVID-19 rent subsidies to a numbered company who claimed to have leased four properties that landlords say it never actually rented.

Apr 26 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre says that he will revive a natural gas liquefaction project in Quebec that the provincial government quashed last year if he is elected prime minister. “We need to get Canadian oil and gas to market, and that starts with inviting projects unfairly blocked by this government to re-apply for approval,” […]

Apr 26 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The Conservatives want the federal privacy commissioner to investigate “disturbing” potential privacy breaches that revealed the personal information of dozens of Canada Revenue Agency whistleblowers in public court documents.

Apr 14 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Russia is spreading doctored pictures falsely claiming Canadian military members are fighting on the front line in Ukraine, says our country’s digital spy agency. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said Wednesday it was part of a new disinformation campaign by Russia targeting Canada.

Apr 11 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — A public service director who made racist comments and who promoted an employee they were in a relationship with and a federal department’s internal integrity and security office that broke the government’s contracting rules.

Feb 17 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Two-thirds of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act and believe it’s time to clear out Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa, even if people get hurt in the process, reveals a new poll.

Feb 10 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The federal government sent nearly $12 million in Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments to people with foreign addresses in the first seven months of the pandemic.

Feb 4 2022 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — “Freedom convoy” supporters convinced that the Governor General can dissolve Parliament on a whim have “absolutely inundated” Rideau Hall with calls over the past week, National Post has learned. But instead of the usual calls regarding guided tours, questions about honours bestowed annually to chosen Canadians, or requests to meet with Governor General Mary Simon, […]

Dec 3 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says Vladimir Putin’s “increased rhetoric” is aggravating tensions in Ukraine and creating a risk of “miscalculation” as Russia warns of a possible war in Eastern Europe.

Oct 23 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — In an interview Wednesday, O’Toole said he ‘will respect’ the decision to require that MPs be fully vaccinated if they want to sit in the House of Commons in person After first saying that he “will respect” the House of Commons’ internal management committee ruling that MPs need to be fully vaccinated to enter Parliament […]

Sep 28 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s lawyers say the government’s revelation that he was leaving his job as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout because he was under investigation was a “severe” invasion of his privacy and entirely in the interests of Liberal politicians.