Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Parliament of Canada

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Parliament of Canada
Shadow Cabinet of Canada
2008–2011
People and organizations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Opposition leader	Michael Ignatieff
Deputy Opposition leader	Ralph Goodale
Opposition Opposition House Leader	David McGuinty
Member party	Liberal
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 77 / 308
History
Election	2008
Legislature term	40th Canadian Parliament
Predecessor	39th (2006–2008)
Successor	41st and 41st LPC (2011–2015)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Canadian parliament is listed below. Members are drawn from the Liberal Party of Canada. Michael Ignatieff announced a new line-up of Liberal critics on 7 September 2010.

Liberal Shadow Cabinet

Parliamentary leadership

• Leader of the Official Opposition & Intergovernmental Affairs – Michael Ignatieff
• Deputy Leader – Ralph Goodale
• Opposition House Leader – David McGuinty
• Deputy House Leader – Judy Foote
• Chief Opposition Whip – Marcel Proulx
• Deputy Opposition Whip – Yasmin Ratansi
• Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate – Sen. Jim Cowan
• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate – Sen. Claudette Tardif
• Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate – Sen. Jim Munson

Shadow Ministers

• Aboriginal Affairs – Todd Russell
• Agriculture, Agri-food & Canadian Wheat Board – Wayne Easter
• Amateur Sport – Joyce Murray
• Arctic Issues & Northern Development – Larry Bagnell
• Canadian Heritage – Pablo Rodríguez
• Citizenship & Immigration – Justin Trudeau
• Consular Affairs, Consumer Affairs – Dan McTeague
• Crown Corporation – Bonnie Crombie
• Economic Development Agency for Regions of Quebec and Associate Finance Critic – Alexandra Mendes
• Democratic Renewal – Carolyn Bennett
• Environment – Gerard Kennedy
• Finance – Scott Brison
• Fisheries, Oceans & Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – Rodger Cuzner
• Foreign Affairs – Bob Rae
• La Francophonie – Raymonde Folco
• Health – Ujjal Dosanjh
• Human Resources & Skills Development – Mike Savage
• Human Rights – Irwin Cotler
• Industry, Science & Technology – Marc Garneau
• International Cooperation – Glen Pearson
• International Trade – Martha Hall Findlay
• Justice & Attorney-General – Marlene Jennings
• Labour – Maria Minna
• Multiculturalism – Rob Oliphant
• National Defence – Dominic LeBlanc
• National Revenue – Jean-Claude D’Amours
• Natural Resources – Denis Coderre
• Official Languages – Mauril Belanger
• Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification – Sukh Dhaliwal
• Public Safety & National Security – Mark Holland
• Public Works & Government Services – Geoff Regan
• Rural Affairs – Mark Eyking
• Seniors and Pensions – Judy Sgro
• Small Business – Navdeep Bains
• Southern Ontario Development Agency – Frank Valeriote
• Status of Women – Anita Neville
• Transport, Infrastructure & Communities – John McCallum
• Treasury Board – Siobhan Coady
• Tourism – Gerry Byrne
• Veterans Affairs – Kirsty Duncan
• Water – Francis Scarpaleggia

See also

• Cabinet of Canada
• Official Opposition (Canada)
• Shadow Cabinet
• Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet
• New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet

External links

• Liberal Opposition Critics
• The Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons: Role, Structure, and Powers | Mapleleafweb.com