Following the death of Jack Layton, the role of the Leader of the Opposition fell to the second woman to ever hold the post, Nycole Turmel. She had been chosen as the interim leader a month earlier, while Layton battled a second cancer following the...
When the Liberals fell to third place in the House of Commons, they gave up their Opposition Status. That spot was taken by the New Democratic Party, which had ridden an Orange Wave in Quebec to become the Official Opposition for the first time in...
After Stephane Dion left as leader of the Liberal Party, the party would turn to a new man in the hopes they could take them from their lowest point and back to the leadership of the country. Unfortunately, this new leader named Michael Ignatieff...
From 1896 to 2004, a time of 108 years, the Liberal Party of Canada dominated Canadian politics. In that time, it produced eight prime ministers and had eight official leaders chosen by the party. When Paul Martin retired, Bill Graham became interim...
Way back on June 4, I looked at a man named Daniel Duncan McKenzie. Why am I mentioning him? He was the second episode of the third season, and we are well past that now. Well, he was a Liberal and for the next 90 years, no other Liberal would serve...
For a brief period of time, between Stephen Harper and, well, Stephen Harper, there was a Leader of the Opposition that served for only three months. His name was Grant Hill and today, I look at his life and career. Born on Sept. 20, 1943, in...
After Stockwell Day resigned as leader of the Canadian Alliance to run against Stephen Harper for the leadership of the party, and before Harper took over as leader, a man served as the Leader of the Official Opposition for six months. That man was...
When the Canadian Alliance was formed from the Reform Party and members of the Progressive Conservatives, Preston Manning was out and he was replaced by a new man, Stockwell Day, and that meant a new Leader of the Official Opposition. Before we get...
There are many unique aspects to the life of Deborah Grey. The first Reform MP who hired an assistant named Stephen Harper, who would go on to become the first female Leader of the Official Opposition. We will get to all of that of course, but we...
Chief Dan George was more than just an actor. He was an Indigenous chief, an activist and a poet as well. He was one of the most important Indigenous individuals of the 20th century in Canada, and today I am looking at his fascinating life. Dan...