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NDP no longer the official opposition, so it's not quite accurate to refer to Jagmeet Singh as the Opposition leader anymore.

• elchief 7y ago
  well, he's a leader of an opposition party. just not the Official Opposition
  • joshlemer 7y ago
    Not the first, nor second, but the third opposition in fact.
  • 7177Y 7y ago
    In Canadian politics "opposition leader" implies leader of the "official opposition", which has a meaning significantly different than simply not the party in control of parliament.
    • dogma1138 7y ago
      It’s not only in Canadian politics but in most parliamentary republics. The US doesn’t have a direct equivalent but the closest one would be the minority leader.