House leader
In Canada, each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House leader who is a
They also argue
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The position of Opposition House leader evolved in the 1950s as each opposition party began to designate a particular MP to question the government House leader on upcoming House business. The title of Opposition House leader became official in 1963, and in 1974, a special annual indemnity was attached to the position of House leader in each of the opposition parties.
Notable Opposition House leaders include
The Office of House Leader has also been instituted at the provincial level, in the provincial legislative assemblies.
The term House leader has also been used to describe a party's parliamentary leader, who leads a political party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislature due to their either not being a party leader or the party leader not having a seat.
See also
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)
- Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons
- Government House Leader (Ontario)
- Government House Leader (Quebec)
- Leader of the House of Commons
- Leader of the House of Lords
- Leader of the House (Australia)
- Floor Leader
- Parliamentary leader
- Deputy leader