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Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
Lewis assigned critics across the six-member caucus as the party prepares to reopen Parliament without a seat for its new leader.
- On Friday, new NDP leader Avi Lewis announced critic roles for the six-member Ottawa caucus, naming Alberta MP Heather McPherson as House leader and foreign affairs critic while retaining Don Davies as parliamentary leader.
- Because Lewis lacks a House of Commons seat following his leadership victory last month, McPherson serves as his senior deputy to manage legislative business and parliamentary inquiries the party cannot otherwise conduct.
- Retaining his portfolios of finance, industry, and jobs, former interim leader Don Davies manages the party's fiscal stability as the NDP carries $9.5 million in debt after HST and local campaign rebates.
- Lewis appointed Vancouver MP Jenny Kwan as caucus chair and tasked Alexandre Boulerice with environment and labour portfolios, calling the MPs a "progressive beacon in the House" focused on an "everyday emergency facing Canadians."
- While Lewis remains focused on grassroots rebuilding rather than seeking an immediate House seat, future caucus size remains uncertain as he awaits Boulerice's decision on a potential departure to provincial politics.
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The new leader Avi Lewis remains outside Parliament because he is not elected. He won the leadership of the party on March 29th.
·Montreal, Canada
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Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of
·Toronto, Canada
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