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Stornoway is the name of the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition in Canada. It is provided in recognition of the opposition leader's position. Located at 541 Acacia Avenue in the Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa, Stornoway is valued at over C$2 million and is maintained with $70,000 a year in government funds. It is geographically quite far away from Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, unlike the Prime Minister's official residence. It is located in an area home to many ambassadorial residences. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (939x678, 197 KB)Taken by SimonP in July 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Leader of the Opposition (French: Chef de lOpposition) in Canada is the Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons who leads Her Majestys Loyal Opposition (the body in Parliament recognized as the Official Opposition). ...
Rockcliffe Park is the wealthiest neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, and is one of the most prosperous enclaves in Canada. ...
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History
Built in 1914 for Ottawa grocer Asconio J. Major and was given the name “Stornoway” by the second occupant, the Perley Robertsons, after their ancestral home of the Perley family in the Outer Hebrides. 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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During the Second World War, it served as the temporary home-in-exile of the future Queen (then princess) Juliana of the Netherlands and her family, including the current Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...
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Stornoway has served its present purpose since 1950 when it was purchased by a group of concerned citizens, and later transferred to the government. In 1993, the house became an issue when Bloc Québécois leader Lucien Bouchard declined to move into the residence as a mark of protest against the federal government, choosing instead to live in nearby Hull, Quebec. Following the 1997 election, the new opposition leader, Preston Manning, declined to move in for a different reason: he protested that it was too extravagant and a waste of taxpayer money, even joking that it should be used as a bingo hall to pay off the national debt. Manning asked that he be provided with a more 'modest' residence, but soon moved into Stornoway. The Bloc Québécois is a left-of-centre federal political party in Canada that is devoted to the promotion of sovereignty for Quebec. ...
The Honourable Lucien Bouchard, PC , B.Sc , LL.B (born December 22, 1938 in Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, Quebec, Canada) is a Quebec lawyer, diplomat and politician. ...
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Subsequent opposition leaders have taken advantage of Stornoway and other perks that come with the job, including a car and driver, and a significant pay raise over a normal Member of Parliament. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...
The current opposition leader, albeit on an interim basis, is Liberal Bill Graham, the former Minister of Defence under former Prime Minister Paul Martin. Graham has the right to use the official residence of Stornoway, but given his status as interim Leader of the Opposition, he has yet to make a final decision. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...
The Honourable William C. (Bill) Graham, PC, MP, QC, B.A.(Hon. ...
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