On November 20, 2021 The Honourable Rona Ambrose, interim leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition, appointed the following Conservative Members of Parliament as members of her shadow cabinet.
Members of the shadow cabinet present an alternative vision to the Trudeau government’s risky high-tax agenda. The shadow cabinet will be proposing low-tax conservative solutions for Canadians.
Shadow Cabinet Member | Portfolio |
Hon. Rona Ambrose (Sturgeon River–Parkland) | Leader of the Official Opposition and Status of Women |
Hon. Denis Lebel (Lac-Saint-Jean) | Deputy Leader and Intergovernmental Affairs |
Ziad Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning) | National Revenue |
Scott Armstrong | Atlantic Issues and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
Hon. Candice Bergen (Portage–Lisgar) | Natural Resources |
Hon. Maxime Bernier (Beauce) | Innovation, Science and Economic Development |
James Bezan (Selkirk–Interlake–Eastman) | National Defence |
Hon. Steven Blaney (Bellechasse–Les Etchemins–Lévis) | Public Services and Procurement
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Kelly Block (Carleton Trail–Eagle Creek) | Transport |
Alupa Clarke (Beauport–Limoilou) | Veterans Affairs |
Hon. Tony Clement (Parry Sound–Muskoka) | Foreign Affairs |
Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) | Employment, Workforce and Labour |
Hon. Ed Fast (Abbotsford) | Environment and Climate Change |
Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia–Lambton) | Science |
Hon. K. Kellie Leitch (Simcoe–Grey) | Health |
Cathy McLeod (Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo) | Indigenous Affairs |
Hon. Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls) | Justice |
Hon. Deepak Obhrai (Calgary Forest Lawn) | International Development |
Hon. Erin O’Toole (Durham) | Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles) | National Defence (Associate) |
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Carleton) | Treasury Board and the National Capital Commission |
Hon. Lisa Raitt (Milton) | Finance |
Scott Reid (Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston) | Democratic Institutions |
Hon. Michelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill) | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship |
Hon. Gerry Ritz (Battlefords–Lloydminster) | International Trade |
Mark Strahl (Chilliwack–Hope) | Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard |
Hon. Peter Van Loan (York–Simcoe) | Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites |
Karen Vecchio (Elgin–Middlesex–London) | Families, Children and Social Development |
Mark Warawa (Langley–Aldergrove) | Seniors |
Chris Warkentin (Grande Prairie–Mackenzie) | Agriculture and Agri-Food |
Dianne Watts (South Surrey–White Rock) | Infrastructure and Communities |
Hon. Alice Wong (Richmond Centre) | Small Business |
Other Critic | Critic Portfolio |
Dan Albas (Central Okanagan–Similkameen–Nicola) | Interprovincial Trade |
David Anderson (Cypress Hills–Grasslands) | Human Rights and Religious Freedom |
Sylvie Boucher (Beauport–Côte-de-Beaupré–île d’Orléans–Charlevoix) | La Francophonie |
John Brassard (Barrie–Innisfil) | Urban Affairs |
Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George) | Asia-Pacific Gateway |
Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke) | Regional Development for Northern Ontario |
Bernard Généreux (Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup) | Official Languages |
Joël Godin (Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier) | Canadian Economic Development for Quebec Regions |
Rachael Harder (Lethbridge) | Youth and Persons with Disabilities |
Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) | Western Economic Diversification |
Robert Kitchen (Souris–Moose Mountain) | Sport |
Hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton–Wetaskiwin) | Maternal, Newborn and Child Health |
Alexander Nuttall (Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte) | Federal Development for Southern Ontario |
Blake Richards (Banff–Airdrie) | Tourism |
Bev Shipley (Lambton–Kent–Middlesex) | Rural Affairs |
Robert Sopuck (Dauphin–Swan River–Neepawa) | Wildlife Conservation and Parks Canada |
Brad Trost (Saskatoon–University) | Canada/US Relations |
David Yurdiga (Fort McMurray–Cold Lake) | Northern Affairs |
Deputy Critic | Deputy Critic Portfolio |
Dean Allison (Niagara West) | International Development |
Mel Arnold (North Okanagan–Shuswap) | Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard |
John Barlow (Foothills) | Employment, Workforce and Labour |
Luc Berthold (Mégantic–L’Érable) | Infrastructure and Communities |
Colin Carrie (Oshawa) | Health |
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington–Halton Hills) | Environment and Climate Change |
Michael Cooper (St. Albert–Edmonton) | Justice |
Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach) | Urban Affairs |
Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George) | Indigenous Affairs |
Hon. Diane Finley (Haldimand–Norfolk) | Innovation, Science and Economic Development |
Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan) | Human Rights and Religious Freedom |
Jacques Gourde (Lévis–Lotbinière) | Agriculture and Agri-Food |
Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) | Treasury Board |
Hon. Peter Kent (Thornhill) | Foreign Affairs |
Ben Lobb (Huron–Bruce) | Transport |
Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) | Public Services and Procurement |
Phil McColeman (Brantford–Brant) | Finance |
Alain Rayes (Richmond–Arthabaska) | Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness |
Blake Richards (Banff–Airdrie) | Democratic Institutions |
Bob Saroya (Markham–Unionville) | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship |
Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland) | Natural Resources |
Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham–Kent–Leamington) | International Trade |
Arnold Viersen (Peace River–Westlock) | Rural Affairs |
Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton–Melville) | Veterans Affairs |
Kevin Waugh (Saskatoon–Grasswood) | Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites |
Bob Zimmer (Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies) | Families, Children and Social Development |
House Leadership Team | Responsibility |
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina–Qu’Appelle) | Opposition House Leader |
Gordon Brown (Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) | Chief Opposition Whip |
Scott Reid (Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston) | Deputy Opposition House Leader |
Dave MacKenzie (Oxford) | Deputy Opposition Whip |
David Anderson (Cypress Hills–Grasslands) | Question Period Coordinator |
Name | Responsibility |
Jason Kenney (Calgary–Midnapore) | Chair, Shadow Cabinet Committee on Strategic Operations |
Hon. Diane Finley (Haldimand–Norfolk) | Caucus-Party Liaison |