Denis Tardif

Denis Tardif
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
In office
October 1, 2018 – August 28, 2022
Preceded byJean D'Amour
Succeeded byAmélie Dionne
Personal details
Political partyCoalition Avenir Québec (2018–2020; 2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		Conservative (federal)
Independent (2020–2021)
Residence(s)Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
OccupationPolitical organizer

Denis Tardif is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

Tardif previous worked as a regional organizer for the Conservative Party of Canada[2] and served as a municipal councillor in Rivière-du-Loup between 2005 and 2011.[3]

On December 17, 2020, he was removed from the CAQ caucus, following the release of a video showing him in a large private gathering, maskless and not socially distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.[4] He was reinstated into the caucus on April 12, 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "Quebec 2018 election: Final results and winners by riding". CTV News Montreal, October 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Pelletier, Mario (23 August 2018). "CAQ : Denis Tardif ne veut plus de classes dans des roulottes". Info Dimanche. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ^ Cloutier, Patricia (17 July 2018). "La CAQ veut reconquérir le patelin de Mario Dumont". Le Soleil. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Quebec MNA out of CAQ caucus after flouting coronavirus rules". Rivière-du-Loup: Global News. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Denis Tardif réintègre le caucus caquiste" (in Canadian French). Rivière-du-Loup: Le Journal de Québec. April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.