Dec 22 2020 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — It’s been a year since Bloc Québécois MP Simon Marcil spoke in Parliament, sat on a committee, or even voted. He has been on medical leave from work, an absence that should have been disclosed to voters, political experts say. Marcil has not uttered a single word in either the House of Commons or a […]
Nov 28 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — The federal lobbying watchdog says she has referred three files to the RCMP for criminal investigation since the beginning of the pandemic in a year that has seen a significant uptick in lobbying. “Since April 2020, I have opened 16 preliminary assessments, and currently have five ongoing investigations. Also since April, I have referred three […]
Nov 5 2020 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The RCMP cancelled a nearly $20,000 contract after the federal procurement ombudsman warned that it had been awarded to one of the force’s own employees who likely had insider information. On October 23, 2019, Canada’s federal police force signed an $18,600 (plus GST) contract with Meaghan Potter for janitorial services at its detachment in Deloraine, […]
Oct 30 2020 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — Canada’s auditor general says her office needs at least $31 million in additional funding to fulfil its watchdog mandate, more than twice the amount requested by her predecessor three years ago. “The money is absolutely necessary in order to deliver our mandate the way we’d like to. As of now, we are focused on auditing […]
Oct 15 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — Canada’s efforts to fight foreign bribery are “shockingly low,” particularly when compared to key allies such as the U.S., United Kingdom and France, a new report says. “There’s unfortunately a persistent belief that corruption is not something Canadian companies need to think about, either because some companies just don’t understand the risk, or worse, some […]
Sep 29 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — Former Conservative Member of Parliament Rob Anders has been charged with tax evasion allegedly committed while he sat as an MP, National Post has learned. For most of his political career, Rob Anders led the charge against taxes and big government in Ottawa. Now, prosecutors on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) are charging […]
Aug 21 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — The federal procurement watchdog has launched an investigation into a series of sole-source government contracts awarded to the WE organization since 2017. In an email to National Post, Procurement Ombudsman (OPO) Alexander Jeglic’s office confirmed that it had launched an in-depth review of at least six non-competitive contracts that were awarded to WE.
Aug 17 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau will resign as both minister and MP following a week of growing public tension between himself and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over COVID-19 pandemic economic policies. Morneau, who has been Trudeau’s sole finance minister since his election as prime minister in 2015, will make the announcement during an impromptu press […]
Aug 14 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner assured she quarantined for the mandatory 14 days upon returning from the United States, where she was based for a significant part of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the latest meeting of the federal COVID-19 parliamentary committee on Wednesday, many people on social media were surprised to see Rempel Garner sitting […]
Aug 10 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — The prime minister’s office and the finance minister’s both office refuse to say if Chief of Staff Katie Telford’s husband ever communicated with them since he became senior vice-president at a major private mortgage company that is now running the government’s commercial rent subsidy program. “That’s very disturbing, considering that both the prime minister’s and […]
Aug 7 2020 — Christopher Nardi — Postmedia — The Trudeau government is paying up to $84 million to a company that employs Chief of Staff Katie Telford’s husband as a senior executive to administer its COVID-19 emergency commercial rent assistance program for small businesses. Due to the ties between Telford and her husband, Robert Silver, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) assures that their […]