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by aldoushuxley001 2297 days ago
NDP no longer the official opposition, so it's not quite accurate to refer to Jagmeet Singh as the Opposition leader anymore.
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well, he's a leader of an opposition party. just not the Official Opposition
In Canadian politics "opposition leader" implies leader of the "official opposition", which has a meaning significantly different than simply not the party in control of parliament.
It’s not only in Canadian politics but in most parliamentary republics.

The US doesn’t have a direct equivalent but the closest one would be the minority leader.

Not the first, nor second, but the third opposition in fact.