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Re:Trudeau in self-isolation as wife Sophie Grégoire tested ... by elchief on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:23PM (#22559259)
well, he's a leader of an opposition party. just not the Official Opposition
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Re:Trudeau in self-isolation as wife Sophie Grégoire tested ... by 7177Y on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:39PM (#22560177)
In Canadian politics "opposition leader" implies leader of the "official opposition", which has a meaning significantly different than simply not the party in control of parliament.
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Re:Trudeau in self-isolation as wife Sophie Grégoire tested ... by dogma1138 on Friday March 13, 2020 @03:13AM (#22565382)
It’s not only in Canadian politics but in most parliamentary republics.

The US doesn’t have a direct equivalent but the closest one would be the minority leader.

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Re:Trudeau in self-isolation as wife Sophie Grégoire tested ... by joshlemer on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:26PM (#22559301)
Not the first, nor second, but the third opposition in fact.
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