Talk:List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition
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Edward Blake was recognized as leader of the opposition from sometime in 1869 - 1871 [1]
[edit] Get Rid of the Numbers
It's extremely confusing just looking at this list without having to see numbers beside the names. Just get rid of the numbers as it is going to be debated whether the acting Opposition Leaders should be counted.
I think we should have the numbers, just like how we number the Prime Ministers. I do, however think that we have to come to a consensus on who gets to be numbered. Can someone tell me why acting leaders are not counted, yet interim ones are? I think either they both should be or they both shouldn't be unless this numbering is in some way official. -arctic gnome 04:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
- The government's history website lists acting leaders the same way they list intrem leaders, so I'm changing it here. -arctic gnome 06:57, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
There is actually no such thing as an "interim leader of the opposition". Interim Leaders of parties in opposition normally are leader of the opposition, but the House does not recognize a difference between a permanent leader of a party serving as leader of the opposition, an interim leader acting as such or even a parliamentary leader acting as such. Acting leader's of the opposition do not count however as there is an actual office holder of the opposition leader at that time who simply cannot exercise his or her duties. For instance, Sheila Copps was acting leader of the opposition in 1991 when Chretien had health problems. - Jord 00:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Source
Can anyone give a good source for this information? The best I can find is the Library of Parliament [2], but it only goes back to 1957. --Arctic Gnome 15:37, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
