Ken Hardie | |
Riding: | Fleetwood—Port Kells |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Term Start: | October 19, 2015 |
Predecessor: | Nina Grewal |
Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Profession: | Broadcaster, public relations spokesperson |
Alma Mater: | University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University |
Party: | Liberal |
Residence: | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
Ken C. Hardie[1] (born 1947) is a Canadian politician and former broadcaster who was elected as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Fleetwood—Port Kells during the 2015 federal election.[2]
Hardie is a broadcaster and former spokesperson for TransLink and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.[3] He attended the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
In October 2023, Hardie made a comment on X, still known as Twitter, comparing the Conservative Party of Canada to Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels. Hardie later deleted his tweet, and was asked to apologize for his tweet by House Speaker Greg Fergus.[4]