Career
He represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968. He was born in Ottawa in 1910, the son of A.-T. Tardif and Marie Côté. In 1933, Tardif married Cecile-H. Quesnel.
He was first elected to parliament in an 1959 by-election held after the death of Joseph-Omer Gour.
After his term in office, Tardif served ten years as a citizenship court judge.