Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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Chef de l'opposition au Sénat | |
since November 5, 2019 | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | Senate of Canada |
Appointer | Elected by the caucus of the official opposition in the Senate |
Inaugural holder | Luc Letellier de St-Just |
Formation | 1 July 1867 |
Deputy | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate |
Salary | $186,900 (2017)[1] |
In Canada, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (French: Chef de l'opposition au Sénat) is the leader of the largest party in the Canadian Senate not in government.
Even though the position's name is very similar to the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons (the Opposition House Leader), the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate's role is more analogous to the Leader of the Official Opposition because its holder is the leader of the party's Senate caucus. The responsibilities that, in the House of Commons, are done by the house leaders—including day-to-day scheduling of business—are undertaken in the Senate by Government and Opposition deputy leaders and Opposition whips.[2]