Ministry & Opposition Critics
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| Title | Conservative (Govt.) | Liberal Critic | Bloc Critic | NDP Critic |
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| P.M. of Canada / Party Leader | Stephen Harper | Stéphane Dion | Gilles Duceppe | Jack Layton |
| Leader of the House of Commons | Peter Van Loan | Ralph Goodale | Pierre Paquette | Libby Davies |
| Chief Government Whip | Jay Hill | Karen Redman | Michel Guimond | Yvon Godin |
| Department | Minister | Area of Responsibility | Liberal Critic | Bloc Critic | NDP Critic | |
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| Agriculture and Agri-Food | Gerry Ritz | Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canadian Wheat Board, Rural Affairs | Wayne Easter (Canadian Wheat Board) Charles Hubbard (Rural Affairs) |
André Bellavance | Alex Atamanenko (Canadian Wheat Board, Rural Affairs) |
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| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Peter MacKay | Opportunities Agency, Atlantic Canada Region | Jean-Claude D'Amours | n/a | Yvon Godin (Opportunities Agency) Alexa McDonough (Atlantic Canada Region) |
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| Canadian Heritage | Josée Verner | Canadian Heritage, Cultural Industries, Heritage, Multiculturalism, Official Languages, Sports, Status of Women | Denis Coderre (Official Languages) Colleen Beaumier (Multiculturalism) Hedy Fry (Sports) Maria Minna (Status of Women) |
Maria Mourani Richard Nadeau (Official Languages) Luc Malo (Sports) Nicole Demers (Status of Women) |
Bill Siksay (Cultural Industries, Heritage) Wayne Marston (Multiculturalism, Sports) Yvon Godin (Official Languages) Irene Mathyssen (Status of Women) |
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| Citizenship and Immigration | Diane Finley | Citizenship and Immigration | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Thierry St-Cyr | Olivia Chow | |
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | Pablo Rodriguez | Jean-Yves Roy | Thomas Mulcair | |
| Environment Canada | John Baird | Environment, National Parks, Water | David McGuinty Francis Scarpaleggia (Water) |
Bernard Bigras | Nathan Cullen (Environment and National Parks ) |
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| Finance Canada | Jim Flaherty | Finance | John McCallum | Paul Crête | Thomas Mulcair | |
| Fisheries and Oceans | Loyola Hearn | Fisheries and Oceans | Scott Simms | Raynald Blais | Peter Stoffer | |
| Foreign Affairs | Maxime Bernier (resigned 5/26, interim Emerson) |
Arctic Sovereignty, Asia-Pacific, Consular Services, Foreign Affairs, Francophonie, Latin America and Africa | Bob Rae Raymond Chan (Asia-Pacific) Dan McTeague (Consular Services) Denis Coderre (Francophonie) |
Francine Lalonde Diane Bourgeois (Asia-Pacific) Vivian Barbot (Francophonie) Johanne Deschamps (Latin America and Africa) |
Paul Dewar Dennis Bevington (Arctic Sovereignty) Alexa McDonough (Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa) Yvon Godin (Francophonie) |
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| Health Canada | Tony Clement | Health, Public Health | Robert Thibault Carolyn Bennett (Public Health) |
Christiane Gagnon | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | |
| Human Resources and Social Development | Monte Solberg | Employment Insurance, Housing, Public Housing, HR and Skills Development, HR and Social Development, Literacy, Pensions, Persons with Disabilities, Post Secondary Education, Poverty, Seniors, Social Development, Social Economy, Youth | Michael Savage (H.R. & Skills Development) Carolyn Bennett (Persons with Disabilities, Seniors, Social Economy) Ruby Dhalla (Social Development) |
Christian Ouellet (Public Housing) Yves Lessard (H.R. & Social Development) Raymond Gravel (Seniors) Thierry St-Cyr (Youth) |
Yvon Godin (Employment Insurance) Bill Siksay (Housing) Tony Martin (H.R. and Social Development, Poverty) Denise Savoie (Literacy, Post Secondary Education) Chris Charlton (Pensions, Seniors) Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Persons with Disabilities) |
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| Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Chuck Strahl | Aboriginal, Indian Affairs, Northern Development, Metis and Non-Status Indians, Northern Affairs | Anita Neville (Indian Affairs) Larry Bagnell (Northern Affairs) |
Marc Lemay | Jean Crowder (Aboriginal Affairs, Indian Affairs) Dennis Bevington (Northern Affairs, Northern Development) |
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| Industry Canada | Jim Prentice | Industry, Competitiveness and the New Economy, Consumer Affairs, Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Science and Technology, Small Business, Tourism | Scott Brison (Science and Technology) Sukh Dhaliwal (Competitiveness & New Economy) Dan McTeague (Consumer Affairs) Ken Boshcoff (Fed. Economic Development Initiative N. Ontario) Mark Eyking (Small Business, Tourism) |
Paule Brunelle | Peggy Nash Tony Martin (Development Initiative N. Ontario) |
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| Intergovernmental Affairs | Rona Ambrose | Intergovernmental Affairs | Gerard Kennedy see Fun Facts |
Meili Faille | Jack Layton | |
| International Cooperation | Bev Oda | CIDA, International Cooperation, International Development | Keith Martin (CIDA, International Development) |
Caroline St-Hilaire (International Cooperation) |
Alexa McDonough | |
| International Trade | David Emerson | International Trade | Navdeep Bains | Serge Cardin | Peter Julian | |
| Justice Canada | Rob Nicholson | Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, Human Rights, Justice | Dominic LeBlanc Irwin Cotler (Human Rights) |
Réal Ménard | Joe Comartin Bill Siksay (GLBT Issues) |
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| Labour | Jean-Pierre Blackburn | Labour | Judy Sgro | Carole Lavallée | Libby Davies | |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Peter Van Loan | Democratic Reform, Electoral Reform, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Parliamentary Affairs | Ralph Goodale Brian Murphy (Democratic Reform) |
Pierre Paquette (Democratic Reform) Michel Guimond (Parliamentary Affairs) |
Libby Davies Charlie Angus (Democratic and Electoral Reform) |
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| National Defence | Peter MacKay | National Defence, Peace Advocacy | Bryon Wilfert | Claude Bachand | Dawn Black Alexa McDonough (Peace Advocacy) |
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| National Revenue | Gordon O'Connor | National Revenue (Revenue Canada) | Susan Kadis | Robert Bouchard | David Christopherson | |
| Natural Resources | Gary Lunn | Natural Resources | Omar Alghabra | Claude DeBellefeuille | Catherine Bell | |
| Privy Council Office | Rona Ambrose | Privy Council | n/a | Vivian Barbot | n/a | |
| Public Safety | Stockwell Day | Canada Border Services, Public Safety | Ujjal Dosanjh | Serge Ménard | Penny Priddy Brian Masse (Canada Border Services) |
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| Public Works and Government Services | Michael Fortier see Fun Facts |
Public Works and Government Services | Mark Holland | Diane Bourgeois | Charlie Angus | |
| Transport, Infrastructure and Communities | Lawrence Cannon | Transport, Cities and Communities, Infrastructure and Communities, Pacific Gateway, Toronto, Vancouver-Whistler Olympics (2010) | Paul Zed (Cities and Communities, Infrastructure) Don Bell (Pacific Gateway) Joseph Volpe (Transport) Hedy Fry (2010 Olympics) |
Mario Laframboise | David Christopherson (Infrastructure and Communities) Peter Julian (Pacific Gateway, 2010 Olympics) Peggy Nash (Toronto Issues) Brian Masse (Transport) |
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| Treasury Board of Canada | Vic Toews | Crown Corporations, Privacy and Ethics, Public Accounts | Mario Silva | Richard Nadeau Carole Lavallée (Privacy and Ethics) Jean-Yves Laforest (Public Accounts) |
Charlie Angus David Christopherson (Crown Corporations, Public Accounts) Pat Martin (Privacy and Ethics) |
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| Veterans Affairs | Greg Thompson | Veterans Affairs | Albina Guarnieri | Gilles-A. Perron | Peter Stoffer | |
| Western Economic Diversification | Rona Ambrose | Western Economic Diversification | Raymond Simard | n/a | Catherine Bell | |
