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.
Sep 9 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Erin O’Toole’s momentum seems to have stalled as Conservative and Liberal support is at a deadlock just hours before the second French debate of this federal election, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll.
Aug 17 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — In 2015, millennials mobilized in droves to support the Justin TrudeauLiberals, but, six years and two elections later, experts say millennials have fallen out of love with the prime minister and his party will have to work hard to stop them from bleeding over to the emerging NDP.
Jul 24 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — An NDP supporter must pay $7,330 after the federal elections watchdog caught him making a series of illegal donations to the party and various leadership candidates between 2015 and 2017. According to a compliance agreement published Friday by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, Dartmouth, N.S., resident Dennis Theman donated $6,600 to no less than seven […]
Jul 22 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The former head of Canada’s vaccine rollout says that the government’s decision to suddenly fire him while revealing he was the target of a military investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct over 30 years ago was “devastating” and that his career “appears to be over.”
Jul 9 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — May run again in next election — but that may not be as the Liberals’ candidate. Liberal MP William Amos says he mistakenly appeared naked twice during virtual House of Commons proceedings because of issues with “hyperactive multitasking” and a “lack of focus” and not because of any “mental health disorder.”
May 5 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — After a “very long and intense year,” the Liberals are offering their staff a unique event to help them “cope with the stress of the pandemic”: a one hour group virtual yoga session with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. “We’ve all heard this before, but this last year has been an intense one!” begins an upbeat email […]
Apr 1 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The Conservatives are asking the commissioner of lobbying to investigate if former Liberal Minister Sheila Copps broke the law last spring when she reached out to the government regarding a COVID-19 “procurement opportunity”. But Copps told the National Post that she ran any personal protection equipment (PPE) purchasing discussions she had with government by the […]
Mar 29 2021 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — A Conservative senator is moving to block governors general such as Julie Payette from receiving their generous government pension and benefits if they resign before the end of their mandate. Should Payette, the first ever governor general to resign in the wake of a damning workplace review after three and a half years on the […]
Mar 1 2021 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — Canadians experienced “extraordinary changes in their economic well-being” during the pandemic as they gained thousands of dollars more from COVID-19 support payments than they lost in wages, according to new data from Statistics Canada. During one three month period last year, young and middle-aged households generally gained around $3,000 more through support measures, particularly the […]
Feb 12 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — From a house on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, the CEO of a Canadian cannabis company is asking the federal court to quash the Trudeau government’s “arbitrary and capricious” decision to “incarcerate” travellers returning to the country in quarantine hotels. “I personally woke up the morning that that was announced, and said ‘Holy s—, […]
Feb 11 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The former top bureaucrat at Rideau Hall corroborated the findings of the damning workplace review that led to Julie Payette’s resignation, effectively tipping the scales against the former governor general, National Post has learned. Assunta di Lorenzo was a long-time friend of Payette’s when the governor general hired her as head of the Office of […]
Jan 14 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The head of Radio-Canada, the French arm of Canada’s public broadcaster, apologized but will not face disciplinary action for spending the month of December in Miami despite public health advice strongly discouraging travel. “As Canadians were strongly advised to avoid staying abroad, I understand the reaction to my trip. I am sincerely sorry and I […]
Jan 14 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The head of Radio-Canada, the French arm of Canada’s public broadcaster, spent nearly the entire month of December working and vacationing in Miami, despite public health advice strongly discouraging travel, the National Post has learned. Michel Bissonnette, CBC/Radio-Canada’s executive vice-president of French Services and the public broadcaster’s second-in-command, went to his condo — located right […]