The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (french: Cabinet d'Ombre de l'Opposition Officielle) in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party, His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and is responsible for holding the
Government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government i ...
to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members of the official opposition are generally referred to as opposition critics, but the term Shadow Minister (which is generally used in other Westminster systems) is also used.
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada
The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main Opposition party responsible for holding the Cabinet of Canada, Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members o ...
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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada
The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of Members of Parliament of the main Opposition party responsible for holding the Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members of th ...
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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Parliament of Canada
The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada was formed after the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. Erin O'Toole appointed a Shadow Cabinet in September 2020.
By Member
101 MPs have served in the Official Opposition Ca ...
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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada
The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada was appointed after the 2021 Canadian federal election in September 2021.
A new shadow cabinet was formed after the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. Pierre Poilievre appointed ...
Current
The current shadow cabinet is composed of members of the Conservative Party, led by
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Marcel Poilievre ( ; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. Poilievre has served as a member of Parliament (MP ...
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Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
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Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Marcel Poilievre ( ; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. Poilievre has served as a member of Parliament (MP ...
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Tim Uppal
Tim Uppal (born November 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician, banker, and radio host who is the member for Edmonton Mill Woods in the Parliament of Canada. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Sherwood Park from 2008 ...
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Melissa Lantsman
Melissa Lantsman is a Canadian politician and public relations executive who serves as the Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for Thornhill (electoral district), Thornhill in the House of Commons of Canada. A member of the Conse ...
Don Plett
Donald Neil Plett (born May 14, 1950) is a Canadian senator who has served as the leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate since November 5, 2019. He is the founding president of the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada an ...
Opposition Whip
A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideolog ...
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay (born 12 January 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the MP for South Surrey—White Rock in the 2019 federal election. She previously sat in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election until 201 ...
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Chris Warkentin
Chris Warkentin (born November 20, 1978) is a businessman and Conservative politician from Alberta, Canada.
Personal life
Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt i ...
Eric Duncan
Eric Anthony Duncan (born December 7, 1984) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and quality control coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Considered an excellent high school baseball player, Dunca ...
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, Question Period Coordinator
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Chris Warkentin
Chris Warkentin (born November 20, 1978) is a businessman and Conservative politician from Alberta, Canada.
Personal life
Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt i ...
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Ben Lobb
Benjamin T. Lobb (born September 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who represents the federal riding of Huron-Bruce in the House of Commons. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Early life
Ben Lobb attended Lee University in Clevelan ...
Warren Steinley
Warren Steinley (born April 27, 1982) is a Canadian politician, who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the House of Commons as ...
Kevin Waugh
Kevin Waugh (born June 9, 1956) is a Canadian politician and former television sports journalist. Waugh was first elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon—Grasswood in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. ...
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, Crown–Indigenous Relations
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Jamie Schmale
Jamie P. Schmale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He was re-elected in the 2019 election.
Prior to ente ...
Marty Morantz
Martin B. "Marty" Morantz (born April 7, 1962) is a Canadian lawyer, businessperson, philanthropist and politician from Winnipeg. He has served in the House of Commons of Canada as Member of Parliament representing the riding of Charleswood†...
Tracy Gray
Tracy Gray is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city council ...
Robert Kitchen
Robert Gordon Kitchen (born 1957) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Souris—Moose Mountain at the 2015 Canadian f ...
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, Families, Children & Social Development
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Michelle Ferreri
Michelle Leahy Ferreri is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough—Kawartha since 2021, as a member of the Conservative Party.
Background
Ferreri attended Trent University and worked as a televis ...
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, Federal Economic Development Agency for Eastern, Central and Southern Ontario
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Lianne Rood
Lianne Rood (born ) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on Octo ...
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, Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
, Clifford Small
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Mel Arnold
Mel Arnold (born 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of North Okanagan—Shuswap during the 2015 Canadian federal election.
Arnol ...
(for Recreational & West Coast)
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, Foreign Affairs
, Hon. Michael Chong
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, Health
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, Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
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Scott Aitchison
Scott Aitchison (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Prior to his election, he served as may ...
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, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship
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Tom Kmiec
Tomasz Kmiec (kuh-MICH; born July 31, 1981) is a Polish-Canadian politician who serves the Member of Parliament for Calgary Shepard in the House of Commons of Canada. Additionally, he is the Conservative Party of Canada's National Caucus Chair, ...
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Brad Redekopp
Brad Redekopp (born 1964/1965) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon West in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Biography
Redekopp was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He ...
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, Federal Economic Development Agency for Eastern, Central and Southern Ontario
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Eric Melillo
Eric Melillo (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kenora in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Melillo is the youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Cana ...
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, Innovation, Science & Industry
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Rick Perkins
Rick Perkins (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Background
Perkins holds an MBA from the ...
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, International Development
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Garnett Genuis
Garnett Genuis (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (in Alberta) since 2015.
Early life
Genuis was born in 1987 and grew up in Strath ...
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, International Trade
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Kyle Seeback
Kyle Seeback (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dufferin—Caledon in the 2019 election. He also represented the riding of Brampton West from 2011 to 2015. He was ...
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Randy Hoback
Randy C. Hoback (born December 19, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He was subsequently re-elec ...
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, Small Business Recovery & Growth
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Brad Vis
Brad Vis (born in 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, and re-elected in 2021. He is the member of ...
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, Supply Chain Issues
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Matt Jeneroux
Matthew James Arthur Jeneroux is a Canadian politician who has been elected to the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. He is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation, a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about ...
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, Red Tape Reduction
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Scot Davidson
Scot Davidson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019.Hon. Rob Moore
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Frank Caputo
Frank Caputo is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September ...
Todd Doherty
Todd Doherty (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Cariboo—Prince George during the 2015 Canadian federal election
The ...
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, Addictions
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Laila Goodridge
Laila Goodridge is a Canadian politician in Alberta, Canada, who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake from the Conservative Party since 2021.
Goodridge served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) f ...
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, Northern Affairs & Arctic Sovereignty; Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
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Bob Zimmer
Bob Zimmer (born October 20, 1968) is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He was elected to represent the riding of Prince George—Peace River in the 2011 election, and re-elected in the 2015 e ...
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, Prairie Economic Development
, Pat Kelly
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, Pacific Economic Development
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Tako van Popta
Tako J. van Popta (born May 29, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Langley—Aldergrove in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, and was re-elected in 2021.
van Popta ser ...
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, Sport; Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
, Richard Marterl
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, National Defence
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James Bezan
James Bezan (born May 19, 1965) is a Conservative Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (formerly Selkirk—Interlake) in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. He is currently the Conservative S ...
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Shelby Kramp-Neuman
Shelby Kramp-Neuman is a Canadian politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Hastings—Lennox and Addington in the House of Commons of Canada at the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Biography
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, National Revenue
, Adam Chambers
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, Natural Resources
, Shannon Stubs
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Corey Tochor
Corey James Tochor (born 1976 or 1977) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—University since the 2019 federal election.
Tochor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 ...
(for Nuclear)
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, Official Languages
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Joël Godin
Joël Godin (born March 14, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election from the district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier.
He is a former municipal councillor in Saint-Joachim, Quebec
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Doug Shipley
Doug Shipley (born June 10, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He previously served on the Barri ...
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, Public Services & Procurement
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Kelly Block
Kelly Block (born November 30, 1961) is a Canadian politician representing the electoral district of Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek since 2015. She was first elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election to serve as the Member of Parliament for th ...
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, Emergency Preparedness
, Dane Lloyd
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, Rural Economic Development & Connectivity
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Dan Mazier
Dan Mazier (born 1963 or 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election
The 2019 Canadian federal election wa ...
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, Seniors
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Anna Roberts
Anna Roberts (born November 11, 1957) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of King—Vaughan in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on ...
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, Tourism
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Tony Baldinelli
Tony Baldinelli (born November 24, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election as a Conservative. He held the seat for the Tor ...
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, Transport
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Mark Strahl
Mark R. Strahl (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope.
Career
Starting as an intern in Ottawa with Opposition Leader Preston Manning, Strahl also ...
Fraser Tolmie
Fraser Tolmie is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Tolmie served a ...
Dominique Vien
Dominique Vien (born February 10, 1967) is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action d ...
Rosemarie Falk
Rosemarie Ashley Falk is a Canadian politician from Saskatchewan, who has represented the riding of Battlefords—Lloydminster in the House of Commons of Canada since a by-election victory in 2017. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Ca ...
Larry Brock
Lawrence J. Brock is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Brantford—Brant in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Prior to his election, he was the assistant Crown attorney for Brant ...
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, Pan-Canadian Trade and Competition
, Ryan Williams
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, Hunting, Fishing and Conservation
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Blaine Calkins
Blaine F. Calkins (born December 25, 1968) is a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He has represented the riding of Red Deer—Lacombe in Alberta since 2015, having previously represented its predecessor, Wetas ...
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, Democratic Reform
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Michael Cooper
Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning ...
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, Special Advisor to the Leader on Canada/US Relations
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Randy Hoback
Randy C. Hoback (born December 19, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He was subsequently re-elec ...
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, Special Advisor to the Leader on Economy
, Pat Kelly
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