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NDP Shadow Cabinet

Member of Parliament Critic Duties
Jack Layton
(Toronto–Danforth)
Party Leader
Intergovernmental Affairs
Malcolm Allen
(Welland)
Skills Training and Apprenticeships
Deputy Critic Food Security (CFIA)
Deputy Critic Agriculture
Charlie Angus
(Timmins–James Bay)
Heritage and Culture
Digital Issues
Niki Ashton
(Churchill)
Post-Secondary Education and Literacy
Youth
Rural and Community Development
Alex Atamanenko
(BC Southern Interior)
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Food Security
Dennis Bevington
(Western Arctic)
Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities
Northern Development and Sovereignty
Chris Charlton
(Hamilton Mountain)
Labour
Deputy Critic Finance
David Christopherson
(Hamilton Centre)
Democratic Reform
Public Accounts
Canada Post
Olivia Chow
(Trinity-Spadina)
Citizenship and Immigration
Children and Childcare
Public Transit
GTA Issues
Joe Comartin
(Windsor-Tecumseh)
Justice
Jean Crowder
(Nanaimo-Cowichan)
Caucus Chair
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Affairs
Nathan Cullen
(Skeena-Bulkley Valley)
Natural Resources and Energy
Don Davies
(Vancouver Kingsway)
Public Safety
Deputy Critic Immigration and Citizenship
Western Economic Diversification
Multiculturalism
Metro Vancouver
Libby Davies
(Vancouver East)
Deputy Leader
House Leader
Substance Abuse and Prostitution Issues
Paul Dewar
(Ottawa Centre)
Foreign Affairs
Deputy Critic Crown Corps (National Capital Commission)
Fin Donnelly
(New Westminster—Coquitlam)
Fisheries and Oceans
Linda Duncan
(Edmonton–Strathcona)
Environment
Yvon Godin
(Acadie-Bathurst)
Whip
Employment Insurance
Official Languages
Claude Gravelle
(Nickel Belt)
Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Deputy Critic Industry (Mines)
La Francophonie
Jack Harris
(St. John's East)
National Defence
ACOA, Atlantic Gateway
Deputy Critic Energy (Atlantic Region)
Carol Hughes
(Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing)
National Revenue
Deputy Critic First Nations, Métis and Inuit Affairs (Health)
Bruce Hyer
(Thunder Bay–Superior North)
Small Business and Tourism
Deputy Environment Critic (Water and National Parks)
Peter Julian
(Burnaby-New Westminister)
International Trade
Asia-Pacific Gateway
2010 Olympics
Megan Leslie
(Halifax)
Housing, Homelessness and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Deputy Critic Justice
Deputy Critic First Nations, Métis and Inuit Affairs (Urban Issues)
Jim Maloway
(Elmwood-Transcona)
Science and Technology
Deputy Critic Public Works (E-government)
Wayne Marston
(Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)
Seniors and Pensions
Human Rights
Deputy Critic Industry (Steel)
Pat Martin
(Winnipeg Centre)
Treasury Board and Public Works and Government Services
Crown Corporations
Deputy Critic Agriculture (Canada Wheat Board)
Deputy Critic Energy (Energy Retrofits)
Tony Martin
(Sault Ste Marie)
Human Resources and Skills Development
Poverty
Brian Masse
(Windsor West)
Industry and Auto Sector
Canada–U.S. Border
Irene Mathyssen
(London Fanshawe)
Status of Women
Deputy Critic Public Safety
Thomas Mulcair
(Outremont)
Deputy Leader
Finance
Quebec Issues
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
John Rafferty
(Thunder Bay–Rainey River)
International Cooperation and CIDA
Deputy Critic Industry (Forestry)
Deputy Critic Heritage and Culture (CBC)
Denise Savoie
(Victoria)
Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole
Bill Siksay
(Burnaby-Douglas)
Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual and Transgender Issues
Peter Stoffer
(Sackville-Eastern Shore)
Veterans Affairs
Deputy Critic Fisheries (East Coast)
Deputy Critic Industry (Shipbuilding)
Glenn Thibeault
(Sudbury)
Consumer Protection
Sport
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
(Winnipeg North)
Health
Persons with Disabilities