Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)

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The members of the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada) are more commonly referred to as Opposition Critics and direct their attacks on the ministers of the current government of Canada.

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in the 39th Canadian parliament is listed below. Members are drawn from the Liberal Party of Canada.

Portfolio	Shadow Minister
Leader of the Opposition	Hon. Stéphane Dion	(2006–)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Hon. Lucienne Robillard	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	Hon. Wayne Easter	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Michael Savage	(2006–)
Critic for the Canada Border Services Agency	Mark Holland	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Canadian Heritage	Hon. Mauril Bélanger	(2006–)
Critic for the Canadian International Development Agency	Hon. Bernard Patry	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Raymonde Folco	(2006–)
Critic for Competitiveness and the New Economy	Hon. Belinda Stronach	(2006–)
Critic for Consumer Affairs	Hon. Dan McTeague	(2006–)
Critic for Crown Corporations	Hon. John McKay	(2006–)
Critic for Democratic Reform	Hon. Stephen Owen	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of the Environment	Hon. John Godfrey	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario	Anthony Rota	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Finance	Hon. John McCallum	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	Bill Matthews	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hon. Keith Martin	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Asia-Pacific)	Hon. Bryon Wilfert	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Health	Ruby Dhalla	(2006–)
Opposition House Leader	Hon. Ralph Goodale	(2006–)
Deputy Opposition House Leader	Hon. Marlene Jennings	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development	Hon. Geoff Regan	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Indian Affairs	Hon. Anita Neville	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Industry	Hon. Jean Lapierre	(2006–)
Critic for Infrastructure and Communities	Hon. Andy Scott	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	Hon. Albina Guarnieri	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of International Trade	Hon. Dominic LeBlanc	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Justice       and Attorney General	Hon. Sue Barnes	(2006–)
Critic for La Francophonie	Pablo Rodriguez	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Labour   and Minister of the Economic Development Agency for the Regions of Québec	Hon. Denis Coderre	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of National Defence	Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of National Revenue	Yasmin Ratansi	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Natural Resources	Hon. Roy Cullen	(2006–)
Critic for Northern Development	Hon. Larry Bagnell	(2006–)
Critic for Public Health	Tina Keeper	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	Hon. Irwin Cotler	(2006–
Critic for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services	Marcel Proulx	(2006–)
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate	Hon. Dan Hays	(2006–)
Critic for Rural Affairs	Hon. Robert Thibault	(2006–)
Critic for Science and Research	Susan Kadis	(2006–)
Critic for Seniors and the Social Economy	Hon. Raymond Chan	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Social Development	Hon. Bonnie Brown	(2006–)
Critic for Minister for Sport and Vancouver Olympics	Blair Wilson	(2006–)
Critic for Minister responsible for Status of Women and Multiculturalism	Hon. Maria Minna	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	David McGuinty	(2006–)
Critic for the President of the Treasury Board	Hon. Navdeep Bains	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Veterans Affairs	Hon. Rodger Cuzner	(2006–)
Critic for the Minister of Western Economic Diversification       and the Pacific Gateway	Don Bell	(2006–)
Chief Opposition Whip	Hon. Karen Redman	(2006–)
Deputy Opposition Whip	Hon. Raymond Simard	(2006–)

[edit] Associate Critics

Portfolio	Associate Critic
Associate Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food	Paul Steckle	(2006–)
Associate Critic for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Scott Simms	(2006–)
Associate Critic for the Canada Border Services Agency	Sukh Dhaliwal	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Canadian Heritage	Francis Scarpaleggia	(2006–}
Associate Critic for Citizenship and Immigration	Hon. Andrew Telegdi	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Competitiveness and the New Economy	Hon. Gerry Byrne	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Consumer Affairs	Colleen Beaumier	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Crown Corporations	Hon. Lawrence MacAulay	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Democratic Reform	Alan Tonks	(2006–)
Associate Critic for the Environment	Lloyd St. Amand	(2006–)
Associate Critic for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario	Roger Valley	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Finance	Brent St. Denis	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Fisheries and Oceans	Hon. Joe McGuire	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Health	Jean-Claude D'Amours	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Human Resources and Skills Development	Mario Silva	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Indian Affairs and Northern Development	Gary Merasty	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Industry	Hon. Gurbax Malhi	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Infrastructure and Communities	Borys Wrzesnewskyj	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs	Massimo Pacetti	(2006–)
Associate Critic for International Trade	Hon. Mark Eyking	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Justice      and Attorney General	Brian Murphy	(2006–)
Associate Critic for La Francophonie	Hon. Marlene Jennings	(2006–)
Associate Critic for National Defence	John Cannis	(2006–)
Associate Critic for National Revenue	Raymond Bonin	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Natural Resources	Ken Boshcoff	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Northern Affairs	Todd Russell	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Public Health	Nancy Karetak-Lindell	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	Derek Lee	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Public Works and Government Services	Lui Temelkovski	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Science and Research	Hon. Charles Hubbard	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Social Development	Omar Alghabra	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Transport	Hon. John Maloney	(2006–)
Associate Critic for Western Economic Diversification       and the Pacific Gateway	Hon. Raymond Simard	(2006–)

[edit] See also

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