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Senate appointments were originally for life; since 1965, they have been subject to a mandatory retirement age of 75. [2] [3] Although the Senate is the upper house of parliament and the House of Commons is the lower house, this does not imply the former is more powerful than the latter.
Canadian Senators Group Prince Edward Island: January 22, 2024 Trudeau, J. August 3, 2045 Krista Ann Ross: Canadian Senators Group New Brunswick: October 31, 2023 Trudeau, J. September 30, 2042: Deputy Liaison (whip) of the Canadian Senators Group Raymonde Saint-Germain: Independent Senators Group Quebec (De la Vallière) November 25, 2016 ...
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.
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;
Canadian Senate divisions refers to two aspects of the Senate of Canada. First, it refers to the division of Canada into four regional Senate divisions of 24 senators each, as set out in section 22 of the Constitution Act, 1867. [1] The four regions are the Western Provinces, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.
The representative of the Government in the Senate (French: représentant du gouvernement au Sénat) is the member of the Senate of Canada who is responsible for introducing, promoting, and defending the government's bills in the Senate after they are passed by the House of Commons. The representative is appointed by the prime minister.
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]
Senate; Seating arrangements of the Senate: Speaker of the Senate: Hon. George Furey 3 Dec 2015 – 12 May 2023: Hon. Raymonde Gagné 12 May 2023 – present: Government Senate Rep. Hon. Marc Gold 24 Jan 2020 – present: Opposition Senate Leader: Hon. Don Plett 5 Nov 2019 – present: Senators: 105 senator seats List of senators: Sovereign ...