Hon. Pierre Poilievre Unveils Shadow Cabinet/Critic Portfolios

This afternoon in Ottawa, during the first break week of the fall Parliamentary sitting, The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and His Majesty’s Official Opposition, unveiled the team he intends to present as the Government-in-waiting to the Trudeau Liberals. The announcement comes a little over a month after Poilievre resoundingly won the Party leadership on the first ballot and a few weeks after announcing his senior leadership team.

The new Shadow Cabinet comes it at a hefty 69 positions, 30 more than there are presently Ministers in Cabinet. The rationale for this expansive list appears to be the desire to reward MPs who backed Poilievre’s leadership bid as well as breaking up files into smaller pieces or on a regional basis. For example, Health, Mental Health and Addictions serve as three different portfolios. There are also unique positions such as Shadow Minister for Supply Chain Issues (Matt Jeneroux) and Red Tape Reduction (Scot Davidson) to place added emphasis on the economy and inflation which have formed the central battleground early in this sitting.

Notable picks/promotions include Jasraj Singh Hallan being tapped for Finance and Middle Class Prosperity, a role occupied by Poilievre himself in the past, Leslyn Lewis taking over Infrastructure, Gerard Deltell being tapped for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Stephen Ellis at Health and Rachel Thomas being slotted in for Heritage replacing John Nater. Longtime party stalwarts and former Harper era Cabinet Ministers Michael Chong and Rob Moore retained their portfolios at Foreign Affairs and Justice and Attorney General respectively. Rick Perkins will serve as Innovation, Science and Industry Shadow Minister, notable given Perkins’ endorsement of Poilievre’s rival, Jean Charest, for the Party leadership.

Absences include former Party leader Erin O’Toole as well as former Harper era Cabinet Ministers Ed Fast and Michelle Rempel Garner, both of whom had been critical of the Poilievre campaign during various points of the leadership race.

The full list of Shadow Cabinet portfolios is below:

Shadow Minister for Digital Government – Ben Lobb

Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security – John Barlow

Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage – Rachel Thomas

Shadow Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations – Jamie Schmale

Shadow Minister for Finance and Middle Class Prosperity – Jasraj Singh Hallan

Shadow Minister for Employment, Future Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion – Tracy Gray

Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change – Gérard Deltell

Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social Development – Michelle Ferreri

Shadow Minister for Federal Economic Development Agency for Eastern, Central and Southern Ontario – Lianne Rood

Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard – Clifford Small

Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs – Hon. Michael Chong

Shadow Minister for Health – Dr. Stephen Ellis

Shadow Minister for Housing and Diversity and Inclusion – Scott Aitchison

Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship – Tom Kmiec

Shadow Minister for Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – Eric Melillo

Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry – Rick Perkins

Shadow Minister for International Development – Garnett Genuis

Shadow Minister for International Trade– Kyle Seeback

Shadow Minister for Small Business Recovery and Growth – Brad Vis

Shadow Minister for Supply Chain Issues – Matt Jeneroux

Shadow Minister for Red Tape Reduction – Scot Davidson

Shadow Minister for Justice and Attorney General of Canada – Hon. Rob Moore

Shadow Minister for Civil Liberties –Marilyn Gladu

Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention – Todd Doherty

Shadow Minister for Addictions – Laila Goodridge

Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs and Arctic Sovereignty; Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency – Bob Zimmer

Shadow Minister for Prairie Economic Development (Advisor to the Leader, Economy) – Pat Kelly

Shadow Minister for Pacific Economic Development – Tako van Popta

Shadow Minister for Sport; Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec – Richard Martel

Shadow Minister for National Defence – James Bezan

Shadow Minister for National Revenue – Adam Chambers

Shadow Minister for Natural Resources – Shannon Stubbs

Shadow Minister for Official Languages –Joël Godin

Shadow Minister for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – Jake Stewart

Shadow Minister for Public Safety –Raquel Dancho

Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement – Kelly Block

Shadow Minister for Emergency Preparedness – Dane Lloyd

Shadow Minister for Rural Economic Development & Connectivity – Dan Mazier

Shadow Minister for Seniors – Anna Roberts

Shadow Minister for Tourism – Tony Baldinelli

Shadow Minister for Transport – Mark Strahl

Shadow Minister for Treasury Board – Stephanie Kusie

Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs – Blake Richards

Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth – Karen Vecchio

Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government – Michael Barrett

Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities – Dr. Leslyn Lewis

Shadow Minister for Labour – Chris Lewis

Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services – Gary Vidal

Shadow Minister for Pan-Canadian Trade and Competition – Ryan Williams

Shadow Minister for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation – Blaine Calkins

Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform – Michael Cooper

Associate Shadow Minister for Finance and Middle Class Prosperity (Tax Reform) – Phil Lawrence

Associate Shadow Minister for Finance and Middle Class Prosperity (Affordable Government) – Marty Morantz

Associate Shadow Minister for Fisheries,Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (Recreational and West Coast) – Mel Arnold

Associate Shadow Minister for National Defence (Recruitment and Retention) – Shelby Kramp-Neuman

Associate Shadow Minister for Natural Resources (Nuclear) – Corey Tochor

Associate Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth – Dominique Vien

Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture – Richard Lehoux

Associate Shadow Minister for Agriculture – Warren Steinley

Associate Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage – Kevin Waugh

Associate Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change – Robert Kitchen

Associate Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship – Brad Redekopp

Associate Shadow Minister for IndigenousServices – Larry Brock

Associate Shadow Minister for Labour – Rosemarie Falk

Associate Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government – Jacques Gourde

Associate Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs – Fraser Tolmie

Associate Shadow Minister for Transport – Dan Muys

Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety – Doug Shipley

Associate Shadow Minister for Official Languages – Bernard Généreux

Associate Shadow Minister for International Trade (Advisor to the Leader, Canada/US Relations) – Randy Hoback

Associate Shadow Minister for Justice and Attorney General – Frank Caputo