The leader of the Official Opposition is the member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in Canada. This is typically the leader of the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commo
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John Gilbert Layton was a Canadian politician and academic who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on th
Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)
…the first in the world, to pay a state salary to an opposition leader." Two leaders of the Opposition have died in office: Wilfrid Laurier in 1919 and Jack Layton in 2011. The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party and is responsible for holding the…
Layton in 2011
Layton speaks at an NDP rally in Courtenay, British Columbia, in 2006
In a media scrum during the 2006 winter election campaign
Layton giving a speech on the fifth anniversary of his leadership of the NDP