Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian just got promoted.
Julian is now Opposition House Leader, following a cabinet shuffle within the federal NDP.
“I’m honoured to be asked,” Julian told the NOW. “Given the context with what we are seeing with this Conservative government, we have an even greater responsibility to try and provide scrutiny on legislation the government brings forward.”
Julian has been in office since 2004 and is one of the most senior New Democrat MPs in Ottawa. The Opposition House Leader is responsible for question period and deciding the lineup of MPs who are asking questions in the House of Commons.
The position, which starts today, means Julian had to increase his Ottawa staff from four to 10. Julian’s previous post was opposition critic for Minister for Energy and Natural Resources.
