The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada was the shadow cabinet of the main Opposition party, responsible for holding Ministers to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. In the 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which began in 2018 and ended in 2022, the Official Opposition was formed by the Ontario New Democratic Party.[1]
A shuffle of the Shadow Cabinet was announced by the Ontario NDP in January to February 2021.[2] [3] [4]
| Critic | Portfolio | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Horwath | Leader of the Opposition | 2018–2022 |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | 2018–2022 | |
| Culture and Heritage (formerly Culture) | 2018–2022 | |
| Women's Issues | 2019–2022 | |
| Teresa Armstrong | Deputy Whip | 2018 |
| Deputy House Leader | 2018–2019 | |
| Home Care and Long Term Care | 2018–2021 | |
| Chief Whip | 2019–2021 | |
| Children and Youth Services | 2021–2022 | |
| Ian Arthur | Environment (formerly Environment and Sustainability) | 2018–2021 |
| Small Business Recovery, Reopening Main Street | 2021–2022 | |
| Doly Begum | Early Learning and Childcare | 2018–2021 |
| Deputy Whip | 2019–2021 | |
| Citizenship, Foreign Credentials and Immigration Services | 2021–2022 | |
| Jessica Bell | Transit | 2018–2021 |
| Tenant Rights, Housing, and Urban Planning | 2021–2022 | |
| Rima Berns-McGown | Poverty and Homelessness | 2018–2022 |
| Gilles Bisson | House Leader | 2018–2021 |
| Community Safety and Correctional Services | 2021–2022 | |
| Guy Bourgouin | Francophone Affairs | 2018–2022 |
| Training, Trades and Apprenticeships | 2018–2021 | |
| Jeff Burch | Municipal Affairs | 2018–2022 |
| Catherine Fife | Economic Growth and Job Creation (formerly Jobs, Employment, Research and Innovation) | 2018–2021 |
| Research and Innovation (formerly Jobs, Employment, Research and Innovation) | 2018–2021 | |
| International Trade | 2019–2021 | |
| Finance and Treasury Board | 2021–2022 | |
| Caucus Chair | 2021–2022 | |
| Jennifer French | Transportation and Highways | 2018–2022 |
| Infrastructure | 2018–2022 | |
| Wayne Gates | Labour-Workplace Health and Safety (formerly Health and Safety, WSIB) | 2018–2022 |
| Auto Strategy (formerly Auto and Manufacturing) | 2019–2022 | |
| Training, Trades and Apprenticeships | 2021–2022 | |
| France Gelinas | Health (formerly Health Care) | 2018–2022 |
| Deputy House Leader | 2018 | |
| Chief Whip | 2018–2019 | |
| Chris Glover | Colleges and Universities | 2018–2021 |
| Technology Development and Innovation | 2021–2022 | |
| Lisa Gretzky | Community and Social Services | 2018–2022 |
| Joel Harden | Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities | 2018–2022 |
| Seniors (formerly Pensions and Seniors Affairs) | 2018–2021 | |
| Faisal Hassan | Youth Opportunities (formerly Youth Engagement) | 2018–2022 |
| Percy Hatfield | OLG and Horse Racing | 2018–2022 |
| Bhutila Karpoche | Mental Health and Addictions | 2018–2021 |
| Deputy Whip | 2018–2019 | |
| Early Learning and Childcare | 2021–2022 | |
| Terence Kernaghan | LGBTQ Issues | 2018–2022 |
| Government Services and Consumer Protection | 2021–2022 | |
| Laura Mae Lindo | Anti-Racism | 2018–2022 |
| Citizenship and Immigration Services | 2018–2021 | |
| Colleges and Universities | 2021–2022 | |
| Sol Mamakwa | Indigenous and Treaty Relations (formerly Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation) | 2018–2022 |
| Michael Mantha | Northern Development (formerly Northern Development and Mines) | 2018–2022 |
| Caucus Chair | 2018–2021 | |
| Tourism | 2021–2022 | |
| Deputy Whip | 2021–2022 | |
| Paul Miller | Sports (formerly Tourism and Sport) | 2018–2022 |
| Pensions | 2019–2022 | |
| Judith Monteith-Farrell | Natural Resources, Forestry and Mines(formerly Natural Resources, Forestry, Conservation and Parks) | 2018–2022 |
| Suze Morrison | Housing | 2018–2019 |
| Women's Issues | 2018–2019 | |
| Tenant Rights | 2019–2021 | |
| Urban Indigenous Issues | 2019–2022 | |
| Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Response | 2019–2022 | |
| Taras Natyshak | International Trade | 2018–2019 |
| Ethics and Accountability | 2019–2022 | |
| Job Creation and Economic Recovery | 2021–2022 | |
| Tom Rakocevic | Government Services and Consumer Protection | 2018–2021 |
| Auto Insurance | 2019–2021 | |
| Transit | 2021–2022 | |
| Peggy Sattler | Economic Development | 2018–2019 |
| Deputy House Leader | 2019–2021 | |
| Pay Equity | 2019–2021 | |
| Employment Standards | 2019–2021 | |
| Democratic Reform | 2019–2022 | |
| House Leader | 2021–2022 | |
| Labour | 2021–2022 | |
| Sandy Shaw | Finance and Treasury Board | 2018–2021 |
| Environment, Conservation and Parks | 2021–2022 | |
| Gurratan Singh | Auto Insurance | 2018–2019 |
| Attorney General | 2019–2022 | |
| Deputy House Leader | 2021–2022 | |
| Sara Singh | Deputy Leader | 2018–2022 |
| Attorney General | 2018–2019 | |
| Housing | 2019–2021 | |
| Seniors, Home Care, and Long Term Care | 2021–2022 | |
| Jennie Stevens | Veterans, Legions and Military Affairs | 2018–2022 |
| Marit Stiles | Education | 2018–2022 |
| Peter Tabuns | Climate Crisis (formerly Energy and Climate Change) | 2018–2022 |
| Energy (formerly Energy and Climate Change) | 2018–2022 | |
| Monique Taylor | Children and Youth Services | 2018–2021 |
| Deputy Whip | 2019–2022 | |
| Mental Health and Addictions | 2021–2022 | |
| John Vanthof | Deputy Leader | 2018–2022 |
| Chief Whip | 2018, 2021–2022 | |
| Agriculture and Food, Rural Development | 2018–2022 | |
| Jamie West | Labour Relations Act (formerly Labour) | 2018–2021 |
| Northern Infrastructure, Transportation and Roads | 2021–2022 | |
| Kevin Yarde | Community Safety and Correctional Services | 2018–2019, 2019–2021 |
| Deputy Whip | 2018–2019 | |
| Solicitor General | 2019 | |
| Auto Insurance | 2021–2022 | |