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Christopher Nardi
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The first official Christopher on Bluesky and user #1,341. National Post journalist reporting life on Canada's shortest hill, in Ottawa. Whisky aficionado who stabs people (legally) for sport 🤺
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Ça fait des années que @nicholasderosa.bsky.social et moi enquêtons sur une immense industrie frauduleuse qui vole les économies de gens partout dans le monde. On parle de dizaines de milliards par année.

Presque tout passe par Facebook.

On voit les mêmes publicités qu'en 2022.
Arnaques à la cryptomonnaie : des épargnes envolées en fumée
Les autorités se croisent les bras pendant que des Canadiens perdent leur chemise dans des fraudes.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party.

He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.
Conservative MP says he’s considering joining Canada’s Liberal government
The stunning twist moves Mark Carney one step closer to a secure hold on the prime minister’s office until 2029.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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NEW: On the eve of federal budget 2025, the federal government rejected a recommendation by an independent commission to increase judges’ salaries by $28,000, saying it can’t justify the raise in this economy.
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Federal government rejects $28,000 raise proposal for judges
The federal government rejected a recommendation by an independent commission to increase judges’ salaries by $28,000.
nationalpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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'Inherited a mess': CSIS employees applaud director's blunt memo on 'systemic' issues at spy agency. By Christopher Nardi
"National Post obtained a dozen pages of CSIS emails via access to information request."
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'Inherited a mess': CSIS employees applaud director's blunt memo on 'systemic' issues at spy agency
A stark June memo from the director of Canada’s spy agency highlighting culture and morale issues at the service was applauded by employees.
coldlakesun.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Everyone is talking about AI. It's obviously having a transformative impact across all sectors of society.

So how should the Canadian government approach it?

My interview with Yvonne Lau for the @financialpost.com

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Canada isn't doing its part to stop AI government surveillance, UofT director says
Ronald Deibert says the ability of governments and criminal actors to surveil and target people is growing in scope thanks to AI. Read more.
financialpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
christopher.bsky.social
Last month, Ontario's top judges made an uncommon joint public appeal: our courts are in dire need of more judges.
I went to all prov. superior+appeal courts to ask about their bench. On the eve of budget 2025, most trial courts responded clearly: more judges ASAP
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'The stakes are high': Courts across Canada are asking Ottawa for more judges
Six of 10 provincial superior courts and the Federal Court said they have pending requests for additional judge positions to the government.
nationalpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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New from me: The Ontario government’s anti-U.S. tariff ad will run multiple times during the U.S. broadcast of World Series game 1 Friday, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump “terminated” trade talks with Canada over the commercial.
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Ontario anti-tariff Reagan ad will run on U.S. broadcast of World Series despite Trump anger
US President Donald Trump says he has "terminated" trade talks with Canada, taking issue with an ad featuring former president Ronald Reagan
nationalpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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NEW: CSIS officials say the spy agency never intended for new warrantless powers in the Liberals’ national security bill C-2 to target medical providers and believe part of the legislation needs more “precision”.
They are also surprised by some blowback on the bill ⬇️
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CSIS says new warrantless powers need more 'precision,' 'surprised' by border bill pushback
If C-2 passes intact, law enforcement would be able to compel any service provider to say if they’ve served an individual.
nationalpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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New from me: the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces are suing an intelligence watchdog to prevent it from releasing without further redactions a review that found that some of their human intelligence source handling activities may break the law.
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Armed Forces, DND suing watchdog to block publication of critical report
DND and CAF are suing an intelligence watchdog to prevent it from releasing a critical review without additional redactions.
nationalpost.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Armed Forces, DND suing watchdog to block publication of critical report
DND and CAF are suing an intelligence watchdog to prevent it from releasing a critical review without additional redactions.
nationalpost.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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A top Canadian government cybersecurity official says the threat landscape has “never been worse”, with attacks happening at unprecedented numbers and levels of sophistication namely from “axis of cyber evil” states.
My latest 🔽
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Cyber threats have 'never been worse' from 'axis of cyber evil' states: senior cybersecurity official
A top government cybersecurity official says the threat landscape has “never been worse."
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September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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New from me: The RCMP has closed its investigation into two alleged Montreal-area secret Chinese police stations in Quebec without laying charges.
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RCMP closes investigation into two alleged Chinese police stations without laying charges
The RCMP has closed its investigation into two alleged Montreal-area secret Chinese police stations in Quebec without laying charges.
nationalpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Scoop: More than 880,000 Canadians’ phone numbers and 85,000 email addresses used to access federal government web services were stolen by hackers, who then spammed victims with fraudulent messages.
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More than 880,000 phone numbers linked to government accounts stolen in data breach
More than 880,000 Canadians' phone numbers and 85,000 email addresses used to access federal government Web services were stolen by hackers.
nationalpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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A single, high-rolling casino slots player is at the centre of a nasty $1 million fight between British Columbia’s gambling authority and the federal anti-money laundering watchdog, court documents allege.
My story 🔽
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High-rolling slot machine gambler at centre of $1M fight between B.C. lottery and FINTRAC
A slots player is at the centre of a nasty fight between B.C.'s gambling authority and the federal anti-money laundering watchdog.
nationalpost.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Nearly six in 10 Canadians feel their country is more dangerous than five years ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine, India was linked to the murder of a Sikh-Canadian and Canada reckoned with the scourge of foreign interference.
My story:
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Majority of Canadians say Canada is more dangerous than five years ago: CSIS poll
Nearly six in ten Canadians feel their country is more dangerous than five years ago.
nationalpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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When the results of the latest Public Service Employment Survey landed on Dan Rogers’ desk earlier this year, the new head of Canada’s spy agency was angry.
No matter how he looked at them, the results for CSIS were bleak and clear: there is a leadership trust crisis
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Canada's spy agency has a leadership trust crisis. The new boss says that's unacceptable
Earlier this year, new CSIS director noted that trust in senior leadership is low, the amount of red tape is seen as too high and less than half of surveyed employees would recommend working at CSIS.
nationalpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Really loving the high quality AI summary Google so helpfully provides. No truly, thank you.
August 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Commission finds Canadian judges' $414,900 salary 'inadequate' to attract top talent, recommends $28,000 raise.
My story⬇️
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Report finds judges' $414,900 salary 'inadequate' to attract top talent, recommends $28,000 raise
The commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation says that $414,900 isn't enough to keep the bench attractive to top applicants.
nationalpost.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Wine, candy and room service: How Ottawa spent $170,000 on Canadian ISIS women.
Absolutely wild, eye-popping story by @stewglobal.bsky.social
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Wine, candy and room service: How Ottawa spent $170,000 on Canadian ISIS women | Globalnews.ca
Global Affairs Canada went well over budget helping ISIS women return home from Syria with their kids.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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NEW: Although the federal foreign interference task force said China had likely manipulated the 2019 Liberal nomination race that coronated Han Dong, Canada’s election watchdog says she found no evidence federal election laws were broken. 
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No evidence of election law breaches in former Liberal MP Han Dong's nomination race, watchdog says
Canada’s election watchdog says she found no evidence federal election laws were broken.
nationalpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Tuesday he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news is disseminated wider and faster two years after Meta banned access to news on its platforms.
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Carney suggests he's considering rescinding Online News Act
Mark Carney suggested he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news spreads wider and faster.
nationalpost.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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NEW: PM Mark Carney to recuse himself from dealings with over 100 companies in sprawling government conflict screen: ethics commission disclosure.
My latest here 🔽
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Carney to recuse himself from dealings with over 100 companies in sprawling government conflict screen
Carney will have to recuse himself from discussions directly involving Brookfield, payment processing giant Stripe and dozens of companies owned or controlled by them
nationalpost.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The RCMP's felt hat, nicknamed the “red Stetson,” is as iconic as an internationally recognizable piece of Canadiana as it gets. It's been part of the RCMP uniform for over 100 years.
And, unlike what's written on the RCMP'S website, it’s made in the U.S.

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The RCMP's Stetson is 'iconic' Canadiana. It's also made in America
The Mounties' stetson hate has been described as "mythical", "iconic" and a "defining element" of the RCMP's Canadiana image. It's also made in the United States.
nationalpost.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Canada's Chief Justice Richard Wagner says he does not know who donated lifelike bust displayed in Supreme Court.
'I don't know who paid for that, so how can there be a conflict of interest?' Wagner said.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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(Bloomberg) -- The US and Mexico are closing in on a deal that would remove President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on steel imports up to a certain volume, according to people familiar with the matter, a revamp of a similar deal between the trade partners during his first term.
June 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM