Stornaway– The official residence of theLeader of the Opposition. Tory– Nickname for a member of theConservative Party of Canadaor a follower of a certain old-fashioned philosophy of conservatism emphasizing support for order, hierarchy, and British traditions and institutions.“The Tories are lead...
Former opposition leaderThomas Mulcair(b. 1954) and his wife move intoStornoway, the official residence of the leader of the opposition, in April of 2012. Mulcair had been elected leader of the NDP — the second biggest party in the House — earlier that year, following the death of former...
Mr Trudeau's resignation comes as the polls show his party is likely to suffer a heavy defeat to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October. The Liberals must now name an interim leader to take over as prime minister ahead of a special...
residence and workplace of the governor general and home to numerous official functions and ceremonies; Stornoway, home to the official opposition leader; The Farm, occupied by the current speaker of the House of Commons; Harrington Lake, the prime minister’s country residence; and 7 Rideau Gate...
All three main opposition parties have said they plan to topple the Liberal Party in a no-confidence vote when Parliament resumes, so a spring election after the Liberals pick a new leader was almost assured. “The Liberal Party of Canada is an important institution in the ...
All three main opposition parties have said they plan to topple the Liberal Party in a no-confidence vote when Parliament resumes, so a spring election after the Liberals pick a new leader was almost assured. “The Liberal Party of Canada is an important ...
He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and sovereigntist party in Quebec. Between January 1996 and March 2003, Boisclair served as Citizenship and Immigration Minister and Social Solidarity Minister under former Premier of Quebec Lucien Bouchard and as Environment Minister ...
In the last three months of 2023, it cost taxpayers around $1.1 million to pay Poilievre’s expenses as “Leader of the Official Opposition” — and another $35,463 to pay the upkeep of Stornoway, Poilievre’s official residence. The prime minister, official opposition leader and Speaker...
He is the leader of the national Conservative Party. He is the head of government of Canada and Head of the cabinet. The PM is not elected directly, but is by constitutional convention the leader of the political party that holds the largest number of seats in the House of Commons. ...
— Leader-to-leader:Freeland told reporters Tuesday afternoon that while she and her Cabinet colleagues have been in touch with business and elected leaders in the U.S., “I think the important conversation is the conversation that the prime minister had with the president-elect.” ...