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Of the sitting senators: 42 are members of the Independent Senators Group, 18 are members of the Canadian Senators Group, 14 are members of the Progressive Senate Group, 12 are members of the senate caucus of the Conservative Party of Canada, and 10 are non-affiliated. 9 seats are currently vacant. [3]
The following are lists of members of the Senate of Canada: List of current senators of Canada; List of Senate of Canada appointments by prime minister;
The Senate of Canada (Quebec French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords with members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. [1]
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? Raymonde Saint-Germain: 1951–present: NA: QC: 25 November 2016 — Trudeau, J. — John Sewell Sanborn
Liberal (Senate caucus) British Columbia (Vancouver) August 2, 2005: Martin Incumbent Yes Yes Non-affiliated Independent Senators Group Claude Carignan: Conservative Quebec (Mille Isles) August 27, 2009: Harper Incumbent Yes Yes Maria Chaput: Liberal (Senate caucus) Manitoba December 12, 2002: Chrétien March 1, 2016: Resignation (Illness) Yes No
Members of the Senate of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the recommendation of his or her prime minister. This list is broken down by party and further sorted into three categories: senators appointed who sat in the government caucus , senators appointed who sat in opposition caucuses, and senators appointed who sat in ...
Senator Lifespan Party [1] Prov. Entered Left Appointed by Left due to For life? John Abbott: 1821–1893: L: QC: 12 May 1887: 30 October 1893: Macdonald: Death: Y Michael Adams
The Canadian Senators Group (French: Groupe des sénateurs canadiens) is a parliamentary group of senators in the Senate of Canada founded on November 4, 2019, by eight senators from the Independent Senators Group, two from the Conservative Party of Canada's Senate caucus, and one non-affiliated senator. [1]