Opposition Leader ( Eng. Leader of the Opposition , Fr. Chef de l'Opposition ) - in Canada, usually a deputy in the House of Commons of Canada , who controls the Loyal Opposition of Her Majesty (that is, the party considered to be the official opposition ).
| The leader of the official opposition | |
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| Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition Chef de l'opposition officielle | |
 Position occupied Andrew Shire May 27, 2017 | |
| Form of appeal | Respectable |
| Official residence | Stornoway ( Ottawa ) |
| Position appeared | January 1, 1869 |
| First in position | Edward Blake |
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He or she is entitled to the same salary and the same level of protection as the cabinet minister , and is also entitled to the official residence of Stornaway . Also, he or she takes an oath as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and is the only member of parliament who is opposed to the government in the House of Commons who is granted this privilege, which in certain circumstances will allow the prime minister to inform him of confidential matters of national importance.
The head of the opposition is ninth in the protocol ladder and goes after the Crown ministers in the cabinet and in front of the provincial lieutenant governors .
There is also an opposition leader in the Senate , usually belonging to the same party as the head of the opposition in the House of Commons. The exception to this rule was the period from 1993 to 2003 , when the parties that consistently formed the official opposition in the House did not have representatives in the Senate . Taking into account that the head of the opposition in the House of Commons is usually the head of the party, he appoints a senator for a similar post in the Senate. From 1993 to 2003 , the Progressive Conservative Party was the official opposition in the Senate, so the head of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons elected the head of the opposition in the Senate.
In principle, the existence of the post of head of the opposition does not depend on the recognition of the official opposition . In one Canadian province, it happened that the main opposition party could not be called recognized in the House. But the post of head of the opposition was then recognized by one of the deputies of the opposition.
Official Opposition Leaders
- Stephen Harper May 21, 2002 - January 8, 2004
- Grant Hill January 9, 2004 - February 1, 2004 (as leader of the Canadian Union faction)
- Grant Hill February 2, 2004 - March 19, 2004 (as leader of the Conservative Party faction in Canada )
- Stephen Harper March 20, 2004 - February 5, 2006
- Bill Graham February 6, 2006 - December 1, 2006
- Stefan Dion December 2, 2006 - December 9, 2008
- Michael Ignatiev December 10, 2008 - May 1, 2011
- Jack Leighton May 2, 2011 - August 22, 2011
- Nicole Stillmel August 23, 2011 - March 23, 2012
- Thomas Mulcher March 24, 2012 - November 4, 2015
- Rona Ambrose November 5, 2015 - May 27, 2017
- Andrew Shire from May 27, 2017
See also
- Leader of the official opposition (Alberta)
- Leader of the official opposition (Quebec)
- Official Opposition Leader (Ontario)
Links
- The Role of the Opposition - Library of Parliament