In 1977, in the House of Commons, The Right Honourable Joe Clark P.C., C.C., A.O.E., was Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Senator the Honourable Jacques Flynn P.C., O.C., Q.C., served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from 1968-1984.*Important Note* Contrary to many general rumours and misrepresented material, Pierre Trudeau was never a member of the NDP nor its predecessor the CCF. He did sympathize with the party (especially during the 50's and early 60's) but he never was a card-carrying member.
Currently, The NDP (New Democratic Party) holds the title of the "Official Opposition". They hold 103 seats out of the total 308. Their current interim leader as of July 25th is MP Nycole Turmel. Nycole Turmel is therefore "Leader of The Official Opposition" and the "Leader of The NDP" as of July 25th, 2011.
Up until March 26, when Parliament was dissolved for an election, the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons was Michael Ignatieff of the Liberal Party.Following the May 2 election, the Leader of the Official Opposition was Jack Layton of the New Democratic Party (NDP).Due to a new bout of cancer, Jack Layton temporarily stepped down as leader of the NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition on July 25 and named Nycole Turmel as interim leader. Following Layton's death, the party decided that Turmel would remain interim leader until the NDP leadership election in 2012.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau was Canada's 15th prime minister, serving from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. Trudeau was defeated by Conservative Joe Clark in the 1979 election and served as Leader of the Official Opposition from June 4, 1979 to March 2, 1980. Trudeau was in power during the FLQ crisis of October, 1970, during which British Trade Consul James Cross was kidnapped and Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte was murdered. Trudeau panicked, fearing there was some unknown, underground, widespread military conspiracy, and that he might be next on a fictitional "hit list." Although the perpetrators were actually a small rag-tag group that he ultimately allowed to flee the country, Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, destroing the country's civil rights in the process. He was a controversial figure who managed to alienate significant parts of the country, and once uttered "F*ck off!" to an opposition member in the House of Commons. He later claimed that he had only said "Fuddle Duddle." While in office, Trudeau surprised the entire country by marrying someone described as a "young playgirl." She was thirty years his junior. They had three children, but the marriage did not last. It was widely rumoured that his wife smoked pot in the Prime Minister's Official Residence. In 1991, he fathered another child out of wedlock. Trudeau is best known for saying that the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation. His most significant achievement was enshrining the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada's constitution.
A party does not "represent" Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Rather, a party is Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition by virtue of being the political party with the most seats in opposition. It is theoretically possible (but unlikely) for the third place party to form the opposition if the two larger parties should form a coalition government.Currently, the New Democratic Party is the Official Opposition in Canada's House of Commons.
Many Canadians do regard Pierre Trudeau as Canada's greatest leader.
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Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from April 6, 1968 - June 16, 1984.
Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from 1968-1984.*Important Note* Contrary to many general rumours and misrepresented material, Pierre Trudeau was never a member of the NDP nor its predecessor the CCF. He did sympathize with the party (especially during the 50's and early 60's) but he never was a card-carrying member.
Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from 1968-1984.*Important Note* Contrary to many general rumours and misrepresented material, Pierre Trudeau was never a member of the NDP nor its predecessor the CCF. He did sympathize with the party (especially during the 50's and early 60's) but he never was a card-carrying member.
Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from April 6, 1968 - June 16, 1984.
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If by "leader" you mean Prime Minister (we don't have a president)....I would probably say Pierre Trudeau. Or maybe John A. MacDonald
During Kim Campbell's term as Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition was Liberal Party leader Jean Chretien.
Currently, The NDP (New Democratic Party) holds the title of the "Official Opposition". They hold 103 seats out of the total 308. Their current interim leader as of July 25th is MP Nycole Turmel. Nycole Turmel is therefore "Leader of The Official Opposition" and the "Leader of The NDP" as of July 25th, 2011.
Up until March 26, when Parliament was dissolved for an election, the Leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons was Michael Ignatieff of the Liberal Party.Following the May 2 election, the Leader of the Official Opposition was Jack Layton of the New Democratic Party (NDP).Due to a new bout of cancer, Jack Layton temporarily stepped down as leader of the NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition on July 25 and named Nycole Turmel as interim leader. Following Layton's death, the party decided that Turmel would remain interim leader until the NDP leadership election in 2012.
Pierre Trudeau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, of which he was leader from 1968-1984.*Important Note* Contrary to many general rumours and misrepresented material, Pierre Trudeau was never a member of the NDP nor its predecessor the CCF. He did sympathize with the party (especially during the 50's and early 60's) but he never was a card-carrying member.