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The current leader of the opposition is Jack Layton, leader of the NDP.
The current (2011) Federal Opposition leader in Australia is Tony Abbott. Abbott became the Federal Opposition leader on 1 December 2009. In parliamentary democracies the leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest parliamentary party not in the government. Their job is to shadow the Prime Minister or Premier and hold the government to account.
Thomas Mulcair (NDP Party)
Tony Abbot is the Federal opposition leader in australia 2011.
He isn't the leader of the Australian Federal government, though this may change in the coming weeks. He is the leader of the opposition, and assumed office on December 1, 2009.
The Official Opposition in Canada is the Canadian New Democratic Party led by Thomas Mulcair. Other opposition parties currently include the Liberals, led by Bob Rae, the Bloc Quebecois, led by Vivian Barbot, and the Green Party, led by Elizabeth May.Thomas Mulcair, Leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, is the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Canada's House of Commons. He became the leader of the NDP on 2012 March 24, and the party's national convention, taking over from interim leader Nycole Turmel.
No longer. Michael Ignatieff was the leader of the opposition in Canada from 2008 December 10 to 2011 May 2 as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Australia's Federal Leader of the Opposition does not have any particular residence. Only the Prime Minister has a special residence.
To oppose the incumbent government and suggest other policies to the Canadian people.
I suppose you can say that; he is the leader of the official opposition (the Progressive Conservatives) in Ontario, Canada at the provincial level of government.
The Australian Federal Opposition leader who preceded Tony Abbott was Malcolm Turnbull.
Yes, he was previously Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada for many years, and now he is the Prime Minister of Canada.