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 | | At present in Nova Scotia, there are references to the Leader of the Opposition or the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Auditor General Act, the Elections Act, the House of Assembly Act, the Members' Retiring Allowances Act and the Public Service Act. | | | Following a general election in 1996 in the Yukon, the official opposition immediately before the election became the government. | | | Fourth, by subsection 3(4) of the Auditor General Act, upon "the written advice of the President of the Executive Council and the Leader of the Official Opposition, the Governor in Council may, at any time the Legislature is not in session, suspend the Auditor General for cause". |
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| | Conservative Party of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | BC MP Randy White indicated his willingness near the end of the campaign to use the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Constitution to override the Charter of Rights on the issue of same-sex marriage, and Cheryl Gallant, another Ontario MP, compared abortion to terrorism. | | | On November 24, 2005, Opposition leader Stephen Harper introduced a motion of no confidence which was passed on November 28, 2005. | | | The British Columbia Liberal Party was once a provincial wing of the federal Liberal Party of Canada, but under Gordon Campbell has moved to the right and now contains supporters of the federal Conservatives and federal Liberals in its ranks. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada
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| | Reform Party of Canada |
| | Disillusionment with the traditional political parties in general, and with the PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE Party specifically, saw the Reform Party win 52 seats, 22 of 26 in Alberta, 24 of 30 in British Columbia, 4 in Saskatchewan, and one in Manitoba. | | | Reform failed to win a seat in the 1988 federal election, but its percentage of the electoral vote was encouraging, especially in Alberta. | | | However, it lost the seat it had won in Ontario in the 1993 election. |
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=A0006737
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| | Address In The House Of Commons-Adjournment (Canada) |
| | I remind the House that the motion was nonetheless adopted and that the government is duty bound to respect the decisions made by the House of Commons. | | | This broke a longstanding convention by which opposition days were allocated about once a week according to a rotating calendar agreed to by the opposition parties. | | | Once again, I reiterate that by voting for this motion today, it will be a clear signal to the country and to the Governor General that the government has lost the confidence of the House. |
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| | Liberal.ca - Liberal Party of Canada |
| | Statement by the Prime Minister on the selection of Senator Dan Hays as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | | | Bill Graham on his selection by the Liberal Caucus as the Leader of the Opposition in the next Parliament," the Prime Minister said. | | | OTTAWA – Prime Minister Paul Martin announced that he will remain as Liberal Party leader until a new leader is chosen, while outgoing Defence Minister Bill Graham will act as interim leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons. |
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http://www.liberal.ca/default_e.aspx
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| | BlueOregon: Fear and Loathing of Open Primaries and Run-Offs |
| | The Governor and all of our statewide elected officials plus members of Congress are speaking because they have been nominated by our party in a partisan primary and are the duly elected leaders of this state. | | | The only counties counting voters the way we do it are Canada and the United Kingdom, and both of those counties are studying ways to change, particularly Canada. | | | One of the arguments against it in the British Columbia election was that it was too complicated for voters to grasp, but polls were showing the opposite. |
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http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/09/fear_and_loathi.html
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| | Canada's 10 provinces and their politics |
| | This list shows past female provincial Opposition Leaders who ran in a provincial election, and thus were the leading opposition candidate for Premier. | | | *refers to non-official opposition parties with seats in the legislature. | | | Interesting side-note, Nova Scotia is the only province where a third party has more than 10 seats. |
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http://www.filibustercartoons.com/dynamic.htm
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| | Government Won't Deny Spying on Opposition (Politics Canada) |
| | My remark was that the Government's majority could potentially override an Opposition party leader's decision. | | | Will the Minister of Justice state categorically in this House that his government has not in the past, nor is currently, undertaking covert survielllence and intelligence gathering activities against members of Her Majesties loyal opposition and the third party in this House? | | | You breached that confidence for your own political gain, and as such, you showed great disrespect to our institutions of governance. |
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http://s7.invisionfree.com/PolCan/ar/t1760.htm
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| | Canada's Official Opposition to found new right-wing party |
| | Canada's ruling party from 1984 to 1993, the Tories were almost obliterated in the 1993 election, winning just 2 of the then 295 House of Commons seats. | | | Reform and the Tories have significant policy differences over such issues as abortion, capital punishment and immigration, and have staked out opposed positions on Canada's constitutional crisis. | | | The Reform Party, the Official Opposition in Canada's Parliament, is seeking to create a new right-wing political vehicle to unseat the Chretien Liberal government at the next federal election. |
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/mar1999/can1-m03.shtml
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| | B.C. may do without Official Opposition @ workopolis.com |
| | NDP Leader Ujjal Dosanjh announced his resignation after losing his own seat in the wipeout. | | | The province, with its tradition of polarized politics between the left and right, has never had such a lopsided majority. | | | -- British Columbia's premier-in- waiting, Gordon Campbell, said yesterday he won't hand the New Democratic Party Official Opposition status unless recounts in two disputed Victoria ridings give the party four seats. |
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http://cnib.workopolis.com/servlet/Content/qprinter/20010518/UBCBCM
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| | Guardian Canada opposition faces meltdown |
| | Now in his third mandate, Mr Chrétien is said to be considering a fourth. | | | Mr Day took over a year ago when the party changed its name and attempted to morph into something more palatable to eastern voters. | | | The flamboyant rightwing leader has rescinded an offer to resign as his party implodes, writes Anne McIlroy |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4222471-105806,00.html
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| | Mapleleafweb.com: The Official Opposition in Canada |
| | In March of 1782, following the defeat of the British army in the American Revolutionary War at Yorktown, the majority of members of the British Parliament voted that they could “no longer repose confidence in the present ministers.” The Prime Minister at the time (Lord North) subsequently asked King George III to accept his resignation. | | | Like much of Canada’s governing tradition, confidence motions are rooted in parliamentary conventions established by the British or Westminster parliamentary system. | | | After the 1925 federal election: the Official Opposition, represented by the Conservative Party, is actually the party with the greatest number of elected members in the House of Commons. |
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http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/parliament/official-opposition/canada-parliamentary-history.html
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| | Look Up Alliance, soon to be Look Up Conservative... |
| | Chretien was called to testify about his various roles as Crown ministers -- including as head of Indian Affairs and Northern Development between 1968 and 1974. | | | The former cabinet stalwart - in a half-hour diatribe sure to cement her standing as a nemesis to Prime Minister Paul Martin - made it clear she will not fade into retirement following her defeat in Saturday's party nomination battle in Hamilton. | | | "It's a question of Liberals who said one thing before the election to get elected and did something exactly the opposite," he said. |
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| | Legislative Assemblies of Canada |
| | John Lynch-Staunton, Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate) | | | (Gerry Reid, interim party head, Leader of the Official Opposition) [until 2006-06-10] | | | Carol James, MLA, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly) |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/legislatures.html
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| | Official Opposition Brief to the Fyke Commission on Health Care - February 2001 |
| | Official Opposition Brief to the Fyke Commission on Health Care - February 2001 | | | We urge the Commission to focus its recommendations in five major areas: | | | The relationship must be clearly established though the enactment of a Health Care Bill of Rights and Responsibilities that is consistent with the principles of The Canada Health Act. |
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http://www.skcaucus.com/news/backgrounders/2001/February_2001/Fyke_Commission_Brief.htm
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| | Encyclopedia: Official Opposition |
| | House of Representatives, as does his deputy, although the Government and Opposition will also both have leaders in the Senate. | | | Its "opposing" can degenerate into a charade pending the eventual exchange of roles and (re-)occupation of the Treasury benches. | | | In some cases tame 'opposition' parties are created by the governing groups in order to create an impression of democratic debate. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Official-Opposition
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| | Bob Mills (politician) - tScholars.com |
| | He then established a travel company and operated it until his election to the Parliament of Canada in the 1993 federal election. | | | Mills ran as a member of the Reform Party of Canada. | | | In 1979 Mills ran for the Social Credit Party of Alberta in the provincial election, but was defeated. |
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http://www.tscholars.com/encyclopedia/Bob_Mills_%28politician%29
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| | Chuck Strahl - definition of Chuck Strahl in Encyclopedia |
| | Strahl was born and raised in British Columbia's interior, and worked with a private logging and road building company. | | | Chuck Strahl (born 1957) is a Member of Parliament with the Official Opposition Conservative Party of Canada. | | | Strahl was viewed as a well spoken and moderate member of the Canadian Alliance who could woo eastern Canada, but his leadership ambitions were frustrated due to his inability to speak French as well as the lasting distrust amongst many colleagues over his rebellion in 2001. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Chuck_Strahl
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| | Cannabis Canada, spring96 - Bill C-7: The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act |
| | It is ironic that Mr Szabo chose to speak of putting away "partisan apprehension" while passing legislation in the absence of the official opposition. | | | The Bloc Québecois chose to boycott Parliament that day, and so Canada's official opposition were not present to vote or even speak against the bill. | | | There are no penalties against nations that have not signed the treaties or who choose to withdraw. |
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| | Nina Grewal - Member of Parliament |
| | She and her husband, Gurmant, became the first spouses to simultaneously hold elected seats in Parliament. | | | She was an active member of the Reform Party and the Canadian Alliance, serving in various local positions and participating in numerous local and national events. | | | Grewal was born in Japan and lived in India and Liberia before immigrating to Canada with her family. |
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| | Canada opposition.htm in Business Recorder on October 22, 2000 |
| | They will also undoubtedly try to paint the deeply religious Day as a bigot for his hard-line beliefs on abortion and homosexual rights. | | | OTTAWA: Canada's official opposition launched its election campaign a day early on Saturday, urging the country to throw out veteran Prime Minister Jean Chretien in a late November vote that is due to be called on Sunday. | | | The Liberals ran advertisements in the country's major newspapers on Saturday reminding voters about deep tax cuts the party promised them in a mini-budget last Wednesday. |
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| | James Moore, MP |
| | Port Moody – Coquitlam – Port Coquitlam Member of Parliament James Moore was re-appointed as the Senior Transport Critic for the Official Opposition. | | | OTTAWA – This week, interim Leader of the new Conservative Party of Canada Grant Hill, MP announced the composition of the Shadow Cabinet for Canada’s Official Opposition. | | | The new Conservative Party of Canada held its first full caucus meeting Thursday in Ottawa to prepare for Paul Martin’s Throne Speech and the resumption of Parliament on February 2 |
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| | Official Opposition |
| | After hearing arguments for both sides, Speaker Gerard Amerongen chose the New Democrats under Grant Notley, and the party remained the Official Opposition until the 1993 election | | | The opposition is a government-in-waiting, and the Leader of the Opposition is a Premier-in-waiting. | | | It had a four-member opposition, two New Democrats and Two Independents. |
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| | BBC News AMERICAS New opposition leader in Canada |
| | Stockwell Day, 49, received more than 60% support from members of the Canadian Alliance in his run-off election against former Reform Party leader Preston Manning. | | | Mr Day's convincing victory makes him the new head of the official opposition in parliament and the likely main challenger for the prime minister's office in the federal election, expected next year. | | | A conservative former preacher has been elected to head a new political party attempting to unify Canada's right-wing and topple the governing Liberal Party. |
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| | Tuesday, July 17th - A Day in UnCanada |
| | Stockwell Day was elected Leader by an overwhelming majority vote in one of the most democratically conducted leadership contests ever held in Canada. | | | Jean Chretien and his Liberals saw the writing on the wall. | | | If they succeed -- If Stockwell Day is ousted as leader in the July 17th meeting -- The social conservative arm of politics in Canada will be rendered comatose for decades to come. |
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| | The Liberal Caucus: Alberta's Official Opposition |
| | Is it time to reform and renew the democratic process in Alberta? | | | Community members are invited to the Edmonton-McClung Centennial Canada Day Barbeque on July 1st at Gariepy Park, on 174th St. and 57th Ave, between the Lessard Community League Hall and Centennial Elementary School. | | | Community members are invited to join the Canada Day celebrations at the Legislature Grounds on July 1. |
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| | Suleman & Co: Canadian Immigration Lawyers |
| | Canada is in the midst of a national election. | | | Election day is January 23, 2006 and all the major national parties have issued their platforms. | | | A new Ipsos Reid survey of Canadian voters, conducted for CanWest News Service/Global News, reports half (51%) believe immigrants are having a "good influence" on the way things are going in Canada while 40% feel that immigrants are having a "bad influence". |
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| | No du Rapport 01 |
| | Spending: In the 1997 federal election the Official Opposition was the only political party to argue for strict limits on spending. | | | The Official Opposition notes that despite widespread media reports that a majority of the committee had voted to remove this 50/50 promise from the draft report, including extensive quotes from Liberal members who had allegedly voted this clause down, the final version of the report had the original 50/50 promise back in. | | | The pessimistic budgeting practices of the Finance Minister may have had benign consequences to the bottom line when we were in a deficit position, but this is not the case in an era of budget surpluses. |
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| | Her Majesty's official opposition in Canada is the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the government. | | | Below is a list of leaders of Her Majesty's official opposition in Canada. |
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http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/OFFICIAL+OPPOSITION
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| | News Releases - Does Canada Have an Official Opposition? |
| | Until the federal campaign is underway, the minority Parliament presents numerous opportunities for opposition members to influence government legislation. | | | With a general election to be called 30 days following the release of the Gomery Inquiry report, the CTF is pressing the political parties to adopt taxpayer friendly policies. | | | “The leader of the Official Opposition has been invisible this summer,” said CTF federal director John Williamson. |
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| | Who will make up the Official Opposition in Canada? |
| | However, in Canada, the party that won the minority, has always gone on to win a majority in the ensuing election. | | | Minority governments are inherently unstable, and always go on to fall when defeated on a confidence motion. |
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| | Who will be the new Opposition? (Politics Canada) |
| | If liberals are elected, the party that will form the opposition is the PC Party since we're the only other national party. | | | He was during the early 80's until Mulroney launched his putsch and took over the party | | | Joe Clark was never official opposition leader during the 90's. |
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| | New Democrat Official Opposition Because Everyone Matters |
| | VICTORIA – In the spirit of handing out business awards in the province of late, New Democrat Opposition Critic for Small Business and Revenue Maurine Karagianis has given the “What were you thinking?” award to Minister Rick Thorpe and the BC Liberal government in the wake of the Costco tax-grab fiasco. | | | VICTORIA – New Democrat Opposition MLA’s are once again calling on the Campbell Liberals to assist the Village of Midway, now that the BC Liberal government has rescinded community transition money promised last fall. | | | Learn more about Carole James, Leader of the Official Opposition, or listen to the latest Leader's Radio Address in theLeader's Office. |
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| | Bloc Québécois Leadership Campaign |
| | In fact, since outgoing leader Michel Gauthier announced he would resign from the job in December, the campaign to replace him has generated mostly yawns. | | | It was a telling but curious barometer for Canada's official Opposition - and the most popular federal party in Quebec. | | | Bilingual, and a frequent and effective presence in the House of Commons, he is the party's best-known candidate in English Canada. |
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| | Canada opposition plots to oust minority Liberals |
| | Following a change in heart by the New Democratic Party, which said on Monday that it would no longer be able to support the Liberals, the heads of the three parties met in Conservative leader Stephen Harper's office in Parliament. | | | The problem is that Parliament is not scheduled to meet in January and it was not clear if the opposition parties could force the government to bring Parliament back and allow a confidence motion. | | | The Liberals are going to make exactly that point on the campaign trail, that there was no reason to force this election and they're going to ask voters to punish the opposition. |
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| | Canada Day For Stockwell - Campaign Website for Stockwell Day and the Canadian Alliance |
| | Canadian Alliance, Stockwell Day, Canada Day For Stockwell, Independent, Grassroots, Official Opposition, Canada, Leader of the Official Opposition, Member of Parliament, Okanagan Coquihalla, United Alternative, Democratic Representatives, Reform Party | | | Canada Day for Stockwell is a website organized by Canadian Alliance supporters of leader Stockwell Day and the party. | | | All supporters in this movement are independent grassroots members of the party doing so without promise of power but a duty to restore. |
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| | The Liberal Caucus: Alberta's Official Opposition |
| | MacDonald noted that in December 2003, Tory MLAs voted overwhelmingly against a Liberal Opposition amendment to Bill 53 - Insurance Amendment Act - that would have rolled back premiums by 15 per cent. | | | The Alberta Liberal Opposition first called for public auto insurance on September 2003. | | | A five per cent rollback on auto insurance rates for 80 per cent of drivers breaks the Premier’s promise to bring Alberta& rates in line with the other Western Canadian provinces with public auto insurance systems, charged Alberta Liberal Insurance critic Hugh MacDonald. |
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| | Home and Abroad |
| | Day stated that, “The Official Opposition recognizes that the democratically elected Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, though not eliminating all terrorist activity, has brought forward a significant reduction of violence. | | | After twelve years in government this amounted to a smokescreen for inaction, the Liberals should have already defined Canada’s role.” | | | Prime Minister Paul Martin has promised on a number of occasions now that Canada would play a major leadership role in the peace process. |
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