All rights reserved. The Conservative party announced late Friday that its leader, Erin O'Toole, received a positive test and was feeling well. His family tested negative.The party elected him as its new leader last month. TORONTO (AP) — The new leader of Canada's main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus.
TORONTO -- The new leader of Canada's main opposition party has tested positive for the.The Conservative party announced late Friday that its leader, Erin O'Toole, received a positive test and was feeling well. This The party elected him as its new leader … September 19, 2020, 2:35 AM • 1 min read. His family tested negative. He continued as acting Leader of the Opposition throughout Meighen's term as Conservative leader, as Meighen failed in his attempts to win election to the House of Commons, and continued as acting Leader of the Opposition from Bracken's election as PC leader until his own resignation.The Conservative Party was renamed the Progressive Conservative Party in 1942.Graydon served as acting Leader of the Opposition from Hanson's resignation until Bracken entered Parliament in the.Rowe served as acting Leader of the Opposition in winter 1954-55 due to Drew's poor health.Starr served as acting Leader of the Opposition from Stanfield's election as PC leader until Stanfield entered Parliament via by-election.Nielsen served as acting Leader of the Opposition for the two weeks preceding Clark's resignation from the post of leader of the PC Party. All rights reserved. He continued as interim Leader of the Opposition during the,Duceppe served as interim Leader of the Opposition during the 1996,Grey served as interim Leader of the Opposition during the,Reynolds served as interim Leader of the Opposition during the,Hill served as interim Leader of the Opposition during the,Although the PC Party and Canadian Alliance were recognized as merged on December 7, 2003, by,Ignatieff served as interim Leader of Liberal Party until being elected Leader in the.Turmel became interim leader of the NDP on July 28, 2011, when Layton began his leave of absence, but she did not become the Leader of the Opposition until Layton's death.Ambrose was elected interim party leader by the Conservative caucus to serve until a permanent leader was elected at the,Provincial and territorial executive councils,leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons,Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada),1983 Progressive Conservative leadership campaign,2000 Canadian Alliance leadership campaign,2002 Canadian Alliance leadership campaign,2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election,"Leona Alleslev steps down as Conservative deputy leader, backs MacKay's leadership bid","O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader",https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Official_Opposition_(Canada)&oldid=978232029,Lists of political office-holders in Canada,Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License,While leader of the largest party not in government,This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 17:56. His family tested negative.The party elected him as its new leader last month. The name of political party in power: Liberal Party of Canada; The name of the Leader of the Opposition: Erin O’toole; The name of the party representing Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition: Conservative Party of Canada; The names of the other opposition parties and leaders: Find out here This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.Copyright © 2020 by WTOP. The Conservative party….Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM,DC urges residents to cooperate with contact tracing,Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner has died at 91,Canada extends U.S. border restrictions to Oct. 21,Wife of former Canadian PM Jean Chretien dies at 84,DC Council extends Bowser’s coronavirus health emergency authority,Virginia has 2 of US News’ 10 healthiest communities for 2020,Howard U. hospital plan moves forward despite ethics violations. TORONTO (AP) — The new leader of Canada’s main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus. Though the leader of the Opposition must be a member of the House of Commons,The leader of the Opposition is entitled to the same levels of pay and protection as a.Two leaders of the Opposition have died in office:McKenzie served as interim Leader of the Opposition from Laurier's death until King's election as leader of the Liberal Party.Arthur Meighen's Conservatives formed the Official Opposition although the Progressive Party had more seats.Meighen failed to win his seat and immediately resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.Guthrie served as interim Leader of the Opposition from shortly after Meighen's resignation until Bennett's election as leader of the Conservative Party.Hanson served as interim Leader of the Opposition from Manion's resignation until Meighen's election as leader of the Conservative Party.