Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada
; Shadow Cabinet of Canada
Date formed	May 26, 2011
Date dissolved	October 19, 2015
People and organizations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II
Opposition party	New Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Jack Layton (2011) ; Nycole Turmel (2011–2012) ; Thomas Mulcair (2012–2015);
History
Election	2011
Legislature term	41st Canadian Parliament;
Predecessor	40th and 40th NDP (2008–2011)
Successor	42nd and 42nd NDP (2015–2019)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main Opposition party responsible for holding the Government 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.

By Member

Following the 41st Canadian general election, held on May 2, 2011, the New Democratic Party replaced the Liberal Party of Canada as the Official Opposition in the 41st Parliament. 83 MPs have served in the Official Opposition Cabinet in the 41st Parliament. Highlight indicates Member was a Senior Shadow Minister at dissolution.

Shadow Minister	Portfolio	Tenure
Malcolm Allen	Agriculture	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Malcolm Allen	Deputy Natural Resources	January 23, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Charlie Angus	Ethics	May 26, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Niki Ashton	Status of Women	April 19, 2012 — January 22, 2015
Niki Ashton	Aboriginal Affairs	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Robert Aubin	La Francophonie	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Transport	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Infrastructure and Communities	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Paulina Ayala	Consular Services	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Paulina Ayala	Deputy Consular Services	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Tyrone Benskin	Canadian Heritage	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Tyrone Benskin	Deputy Official Languages	April 19, 2012 — May 27, 2013
Dennis Bevington	Deputy Aboriginal Affairs	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Dennis Bevington	Canadian Northern Economic Development	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Denis Blanchette	Deputy Public Works and Government Services	April 19, 2012 — August 13, 2013
Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe	Deputy Seniors	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Seniors	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Citizenship and Immigration	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Françoise Boivin	Status of Women	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Justice	September 21, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Justice	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Charmaine Borg	Digital Issues	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet	Housing	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Human Resources and Skills Development	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Infrastructure and Communities	August 13, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	Deputy Infrastructure and Communities	January 21, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Alexandre Boulerice	Treasury Board	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Alexandre Boulerice	Labour	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Ruth Ellen Brosseau	Deputy Agriculture	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Guy Caron	Industry	November 1, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Finance	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy International Trade	January 17, 2013 — January 22, 2015
Andrew Cash	Deputy Housing	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Canadian Heritage	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Multiculturalism	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Consumer Affairs	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Chris Charlton	Chief Opposition Whip	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Human Resources and Skills Development	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Industry	August 13, 2013 — March 19, 2014
	Natural Resources	March 20, 2014 — January 22, 2015
Sylvain Chicoine	Deputy Public Safety	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Sylvain Chicoine	Deputy Veterans Affairs	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Robert Chisholm	International Trade	May 26, 2011 — October 31, 2011
	Fisheries and Oceans	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Atlantic Gateway	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Intergovernmental Affairs	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
François Choquette	Deputy Environment	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Olivia Chow	Transportation	May 26, 2011 — March 13, 2014
David Christopherson	Democratic Reform	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	October 14, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy NDP Leader (Ontario)	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Ryan Cleary	Post Secondary Education	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Ryan Cleary	Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Joe Comartin	Justice	May 26, 2011 — October 12, 2011
	Opposition House Leader	October 13, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Democratic Reform	April 19, 2012 — September 16, 2012
Raymond Côté	Small Business & Tourism	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Nathan Cullen	Deputy Natural Resources (Western Canada)	May 26, 2011 — October 2, 2011
	Opposition House Leader	April 19, 2012 — March 19, 2014
	Finance	March 20, 2014 — October 19, 2015
Jean Crowder	Human Resources and Social Development	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Privacy	October 3, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Aboriginal Affairs	April 19, 2012 — January 22, 2015
Don Davies	Citizenship and Immigration	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	International Trade	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Multiculturalism	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Citizenship and Immigration	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Libby Davies	Deputy NDP Leader (Western Canada)	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Libby Davies	Health	May 26, 2011 — January 22, 2015
Anne-Marie Day	Deputy Human Resources and Skills Development	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Public Works and Government Services	August 13, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	La Francophonie	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Paul Dewar	Foreign Affairs	May 26, 2011 — October 2, 2011
Paul Dewar	Foreign Affairs	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Pierre Dionne Labelle	La Francophonie	April 19, 2012 — January 22, 2015
Pierre Dionne Labelle	National Revenue	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Fin Donnelly	Fisheries and Oceans	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Western Economic Diversification	April 19, 2012 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Fisheries and Oceans	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Infrastructure and Communities	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Rosane Doré Lefebvre	Deputy Public Safety	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Matthew Dubé	Deputy Post Secondary Education	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Sport	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Youth	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Linda Duncan	Aboriginal Affairs	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Public Works and Government Services	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Western Economic Diversification	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Mylène Freeman	Status of Women	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Randall Garrison	LGBT Issues	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Randall Garrison	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Jonathan Genest-Jourdain	Deputy Aboriginal Affairs	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Yvon Godin	Labour	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Yvon Godin	Official Languages	May 26, 2011 — January 22, 2015
Claude Gravelle	Natural Resources	October 3, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Claude Gravelle	Official Languages	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Sadia Groguhé	Deputy Citizenship and Immigration	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Multiculturalism	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Opposition House Leader	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Chief Opposition Whip	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Employment and Social Development	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Dan Harris	Deputy Science and Technology	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Dan Harris	Deputy Industry	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Jack Harris	Justice	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Jack Harris	National Defence	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Carol Hughes	Deputy Aboriginal Affairs (Aboriginal Health)	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Peter Julian	Industry	May 26, 2011 — October 31, 2011
	Finance	October 28, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Natural Resources	April 19, 2012 — March 19, 2014
	Opposition House Leader	March 20, 2014 — October 19, 2015
Matthew Kellway	Deputy National Defence (Military Procurement)	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Urban Affairs	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Transport	March 20, 2014 — October 19, 2015
	Infrastructure and Communities	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
François Lapointe	Small Business and Tourism	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
François Lapointe	Economic Development (Quebec)	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Alexandrine Latendresse	Deputy Democratic Reform	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Hélène Laverdière	International Cooperation	May 26, 2011 — October 2, 2011
	Deputy Foreign Affairs	May 26, 2011 — October 2, 2011
	Foreign Affairs	October 3, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Consular Services	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	International Cooperation	October 22, 2012 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Foreign Affairs	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Jack Layton	Leader of the NDP	May 26, 2011 – August 22, 2011
	Leader of the Opposition	May 26, 2011 – August 22, 2011
	Intergovernmental Affairs	May 26, 2011 – August 22, 2011
Hélène LeBlanc	Science and Technology	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Hélène LeBlanc	Industry	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Megan Leslie	Environment	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Megan Leslie	Deputy NDP Leader (Atlantic Canada)	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Hoang Mai	National Revenue	May 26, 2011 — January 16, 2013
	Deputy Justice	Jnnuary 17, 2013 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Transport	August 13, 2013 — March 19, 2014
	Transport	March 20, 2014 — October 19, 2015
Wayne Marston	Human Rights	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
	Economic Development (S. Ontario)	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Consular Affairs	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Labour	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Brian Masse	International Trade	November 1, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Economic Development (S. Ontario)	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Small Business and Tourism	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Pat Martin	Canadian Wheat Board	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
Pat Martin	Public Works and Government Services	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Irene Mathyssen	Seniors	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Pensions	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Seniors	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Canadian Heritage	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Élaine Michaud	Deputy National Defence	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Christine Moore	Deputy National Defence	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Natural Resources	Jnnuary 17, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	Deputy Health	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Dany Morin	Deputy LGBT Issues	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Health	August 13, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	Deputy Public Works and Government Services	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Marie-Claude Morin	Housing	October 3, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Thomas Mulcair	Opposition House Leader	May 26, 2011 — October 12, 2011
	Leader of the NDP	April 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015
	Leader of the Opposition	April 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015
	Intergovernmental Affairs	April 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015
Pierre Nantel	Sport	May 26, 2011 — October 31, 2011
Pierre Nantel	Canadian Heritage	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Peggy Nash	Finance	May 26, 2011 — October 27, 2011
	Finance	April 19, 2012 — March 19, 2014
	Industry	March 20, 2014 — October 19, 2015
Jamie Nicholls	Deputy Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Natural Resources	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Official Languages	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Annick Papillon	Deputy Veterans Affairs	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Annick Papillon	Deputy Small Business and Tourism	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Ève Péclet	Deputy Foreign Affairs	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Ève Péclet	Deputy Justice	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
John Rafferty	Economic Development (N. Ontario)	April 19, 2012 – October 19, 2015
John Rafferty	Pensions	January 23, 2015 – October 19, 2015
Murray Rankin	National Revenue	January 17, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	Health	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy National Revenue	January 23, 2015 — October 19, 2015
Mathieu Ravignat	Public Works and Government Services	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy International Trade	May 26, 2011 — September 20, 2011
	Treasury Board	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Jean Rousseau	Deputy Agriculture	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Jean Rousseau	Deputy Public Works and Government Services	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Anne Minh-Thu Quach	Deputy Health	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Environment	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Industry	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Jasbir Sandhu	Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Jasbir Sandhu	Asia-Pacific Gateway	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Craig Scott	Deputy Justice	April 19, 2012 — January 16, 2013
Craig Scott	Democratic Reform	September 20, 2012 — October 19, 2015
Djaouida Sellah	Deputy Health	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
Jinny Sims	International Cooperation	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Deputy Consular Services	May 26, 2011 — October 2, 2011
	Deputy Foreign Affairs	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Citizenship and Immigration	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Multiculturalism	April 19, 2012 — August 12, 2013
	Employment and Social Development	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Rathika Sitsabaiesan	Post Secondary Education	May 26, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Kennedy Stewart	Deputy Natural Resources (Western Canada)	October 3, 2011 — April 18, 2012
Peter Stoffer	Veterans Affairs	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
Glenn Thibeault	Sport	November 1, 2011 — April 18, 2012
	Small Business and Tourism	August 13, 2013 — January 22, 2015
	Consumer Affairs	August 13, 2013 — January 22, 2015
Philip Toone	Deputy Fisheries and Oceans	May 26, 2011 — October 19, 2015
	Deputy Chief Opposition Whip	May 26, 2011 — August 12, 2013
	Deputy Opposition House Leader	August 13, 2013 — October 19, 2015
Nycole Turmel	Public Works and Government Services	May 26, 2011 — August 22, 2011
	Leader of the NDP	August 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012
	Leader of the Opposition	August 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012
	Intergovernmental Affairs	August 23, 2011 – April 18, 2012
	Chief Opposition Whip	April 19, 2012 — October 19, 2015

Composition

Party leader Jack Layton announced his first Shadow Cabinet as Leader of the Opposition on May 26, 2011.^[1] Layton went on a leave of absence beginning July 28, 2011, in order to fight a new cancer and Nycole Turmel was appointed interim leader. Jack Layton died August 22, 2011.

Thomas Mulcair was elected leader of the NDP, and by extension Leader of the Opposition, at a leadership election held on March 24, 2012, and reshuffled the Shadow Cabinet on April 19, 2012. Craig Scott replaced Joe Comartin as Democratic Reform critic after the latter became Deputy Speaker in September 2012. On January 17, 2013, Mulcair replaced Hoang Mai with Murray Rankin as National Revenue critic.^[2] The shadow cabinet was last shuffled on March 20, 2014.^[3]

Portfolio	Critic
Leader of the Opposition Leader of the NDP Intergovernmental Affairs	Hon. Thomas Mulcair
Deputy Leader of the NDP Health	Libby Davies
Deputy Leader of the NDP	David Christopherson
Deputy Leader of the NDP Environment	Megan Leslie
Opposition House Leader Caucus Chair	Peter Julian
Deputy Opposition House Leader Deputy Employment and Social Development	Sadia Groguhé
Opposition Whip	Nycole Turmel
Deputy Opposition Whip Deputy Fisheries (East Coast)	Philip Toone
Agriculture and Agri-Food	Malcolm Allen
Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy	Charlie Angus
Employment Insurance	Robert Aubin
Women	Niki Ashton
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Dennis Bevington
Citizenship and Immigration	Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Justice	Françoise Boivin
Digital Issues	Charmaine Borg
Labour Deputy Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy	Alexandre Boulerice
Housing and Infrastructure	Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Multiculturalism	Andrew Cash
Energy and Natural Resources	Chris Charlton
Fisheries Deputy Employment Insurance	Robert Chisholm
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Ryan Cleary
Aboriginal Affairs	Jean Crowder
Finance	Nathan Cullen
International Trade Deputy Multiculturalism	Don Davies
Employment Insurance	Anne-Marie Day
Foreign Affairs	Paul Dewar
La Francophonie	Pierre Dionne Labelle
Western Economic Diversification Canada	Linda Duncan
Sport Youth	Matthew Dubé
Public Safety LGBT Issues	Randall Garrison
Official Languages	Yvon Godin
Post-Secondary Education	Dan Harris
National Defence	Jack Harris
Urban Affairs Deputy Transport	Matthew Kellway
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	François Lapointe
International Development Deputy Foreign Affairs	Hélène Laverdière
Co-operatives	Hélène Leblanc
Transport	Hoang Mai
Human Rights Americas and Consular Affairs Deputy Labour	Wayne Marston
Public Works and Government Services	Pat Martin
Seniors Deputy Heritage	Irene Mathyssen
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Canada–US Border & Great Lakes	Brian Masse
Industry	Peggy Nash
Heritage	Pierre Nantel
Disabilities Issues	Mike Sullivan
Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario	John Rafferty
National Revenue Pensions	Murray Rankin
Treasury Board	Mathieu Ravignat
Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Quebec	Jean Rousseau
Asia–Pacific Gateway	Jasbir Sandhu
Democratic and Parliamentary Reform	Craig Scott
Employment and Social Development	Jinny Sims
Caucus Vice-chair	Rathika Sitsabaiesan
Science and Technology	Kennedy Stewart
Veterans Affairs	Peter Stoffer
Small Business and Tourism Consumer Protection	Brian Masse

References

^ "Shadow Cabinet". NDP.ca. Retrieved May 26, 2011. "Layton unveils shadow economic development team, deputy critics". NDP.ca. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ Murray Rankin named Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue
^ "Mulcair announces changes to the Shadow Cabinet". NDP.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

[1] "Shadow Cabinet". NDP.ca. Retrieved May 26, 2011. "Layton unveils shadow economic development team, deputy critics". NDP.ca. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[2] Murray Rankin named Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue

[3] "Mulcair announces changes to the Shadow Cabinet". NDP.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2014.

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v t e Recent Shadow Cabinets of Canada
39th Canadian Parliament	Graham/Dion (Liberal) Duceppe (Bloc Québécois) Layton (New Democratic)
40th Canadian Parliament	Dion/Ignatieff (Liberal) Duceppe (Bloc Québécois) Layton (New Democratic)
41st Canadian Parliament	Layton/Turmel/Mulcair (New Democratic) Rae/Trudeau (Liberal) Plamondon/Bellavance (Bloc Québécois)
42nd Canadian Parliament	Ambrose/Scheer (Conservative) Mulcair/Singh (New Democratic) Fortin/Ouellet (Bloc Québécois)
43rd Canadian Parliament	Scheer/O'Toole (Conservative) Singh (New Democratic)
44th Canadian Parliament	Poilievre (Conservative) Singh (New Democratic) Blanchet (Bloc Québécois)

By Member

Composition

See also

References