Overview

• Pierre Poilievre has named 48 MPs as critics and 14 as associate critics, forming a 74-member shadow cabinet to challenge the Liberal minority government.
• The shadow cabinet significantly outnumbers the Liberal cabinet, which consists of 29 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, highlighting an aggressive oversight strategy.
• The Conservative leadership team remains largely intact, with Melissa Lantsman and Tim Uppal continuing as deputy leaders and Luc Berthold as deputy House leader.
• The team includes a mix of returning MPs and some newcomers filling roles left vacant by members not re-elected in the April 28 election.
• Poilievre emphasized a focus on Canadian self-reliance, affordable housing, secure borders, and national pride as central themes for the opposition’s platform.