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The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.
Resigned from Liberal caucus after a CBC News investigation revealed she had violated parliamentary rules on nepotism [7] January 20, 2021 Hastings—Lennox and Addington: Derek Sloan: Conservative: Independent: Expelled from the Conservative caucus for accepting a donation from white nationalist Paul Fromm as well as numerous other incidents
Number of members per party by date 2019 Mar 20 Apr 2 May 6 Jun 20 Aug 2 Aug 16 Sep 1 Liberal: 179 177 Conservative: 97 96 95 New Democratic: 41 40 39 Bloc Québécois: 10 Green: 1 2 Co-operative Commonwealth: 1 People's: 1 Independent: 5 7 8 Total members 335 336 335 334 333 Government majority 24 22 21 22 23 Vacant 3 2 3 4 5
Freeland, the most high-profile member of the government after Trudeau, had been finance minister since August 2020 and helped craft the government's multi-billion dollar social spending program ...
This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. [1] Senators originally held their seats for life; however ...
It is the longest running minority government in Canadian history. Six months into the first session on 22 March 2022 it was announced that the New Democratic Party would henceforth support the government with confidence and supply measures. [1] [2] The support was contingent on the government implementing a pharmacare program and a dental care ...
The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. [2] By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is dominant, with the Senate rarely opposing its will. The Senate reviews ...
Name Party Electoral district MP since Larry Maguire: Conservative: Brandon—Souris: 2013 Marty Morantz: Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley