The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the

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is listed below. Members are drawn from the

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, and most are members of their parliamentary caucus. The shadow cabinet was most recently shuffled on March 31, 2008.

Liberal Caucus Critics

Opposition Shadow Cabinet Committees

Priorities & Planning

* Stéphane Dion, chair * Michael Ignatieff, vice-chair * James Cowan * Ken Dryden *

Martha Hall Findlay Martha Hall Findlay (born August 17, 1959) is a Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur, lawyer and politician who previously served as the president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation, a Calgary-based think tank, and is now senior vice-preside ...

* Ralph Goodale * Céline Hervieux-Payette * Dominic LeBlanc * Keith Martin * John McKay * Massimo Pacetti *

Bernard Patry Bernard Patry (born January 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard from 1993 to 2011. Party was also the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie - l'Assembl� ...

Marcel Proulx Marcel Proulx (; born 6 March 1946 in L'Orignal, Ontario) is a retired Canadian politician. Proulx is a former member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, having represented the riding of Hull—Aylmer from 19 ...

Bob Rae Robert Keith Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, leader of the ...

* Karen Redman *

Geoff Regan Geoffrey Paul Regan (born 22 November 1959) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for H ...

* Andy Scott *

Claudette Tardif Claudette Tardif (born July 27, 1947) is a Canadian retired senator from Alberta. She was appointed to the senate by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Paul Martin, on March 24, 2005, representing the Liberal Par ...

* Bryon Wilfert * Paul Martin, special advisor

Economic Prosperity

* John McKay, chair * Massimo Pacetti, vice-chair * Gerry Byrne * Roy Cullen *

Susan Kadis Susan R. Kadis (born January 11, 1953) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Thornhill in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004-08. Background Born in Toronto, Ontario, she received a Bache ...

Gurbax Malhi Gurbax Singh Malhi () (born 12 October 1949) is an Indian-born Canadians, Canadian politician. A Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal, he was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in 1993 Canadian federal electio ...

* John Maloney * Robert Thibault *

Roger Valley Roger Valley (born January 29, 1957 in Kenora, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2008, representing the riding of Kenora for the Liberal Party. Valley worked as a commercial fish ...

* Tom Wappel

Social Justice

* Ken Dryden, chair * Andy Scott, vice-chair *

Bill Matthews William Matthews (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician. Political career Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister ...

* Joe McGuire * Brian Murphy *

Lloyd St. Amand Lloyd St. Amand (born November 10, 1952, in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for the riding of Brant (electoral district), Brant. He is a member of the Liberal ...

Paul Szabo Paul John Mark Szabo (born May 10, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada who represented the riding of Mississauga South for the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011. Early life and education Sza ...

Environmental Sustainability

, chair * Joyce Murray, vice-chair *

John Cannis John Cannis ( el, Γιάννης Κάννης; born November 4, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He was a former member of the House of Commons of Canada. Background Born in Kalymnos, Greece, Cannis was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Nancy Karetak-Lindell Nancy Uqquujuq Karetak-Lindell (born December 10, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Previously she was a financial comptroller and held councillor positions for the Municipal Hamlet and District Education Authority in Arviat, Nunavut. Kar ...

Anthony Rota Anthony Michael Gerard Rota (born May 15, 1961) is a Canadian politician who is the 37th and current speaker of the House of Commons of Canada since 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, he currently serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for ...

* Francis Scarpaleggia *

Brent St. Denis Brent J. St. Denis (born May 27, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2008, originally representing Algoma and later its successor ridings of Algoma—Manitoulin and Algoma—Ma ...

Paul Steckle Paul Daniel Steckle (born 10 May 1942) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Political positions Born in Zurich, Ontario, Steckle served as a Councillor in Stanley Township, O ...

* Alan Tonks

Canada & the World

* Bryon Wilfert, chair * Keith Martin, vice-chair * Rodger Cuzner *

Jim Karygiannis James Karygiannis ( ; el, Δημήτρης Καρύγιαννης, Dimítris Karýgiannis, ; born May 2, 1955) is a Canadian former politician. He formerly served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal MP from 1988 to 2014, and as memb ...

* Derek Lee *

Glen Pearson Glen Douglas Pearson (born December 26, 1950) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for London North Centre, and is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Life and career Pears ...

* Yasmin Ratansi *

Andrew Telegdi Andrew Peter Telegdi, PC (born András Telegdi; May 28, 1946 – January 23, 2017) was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2008, representing Waterloo and the successor ri ...

Lui Temelkovski Lubomir "Lui" Temelkovski ( mk, Љубомир Темелковски, translit=Ljubomir Temelkovski) (born October 4, 1954) is a former Canadian federal politician. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2008 who represented the ri ...

External links

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