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39th Canadian Parliament

39th Parliament of Canada
minority parliament
April 3, 2006 – September 7, 2008
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister

(cabinet)
Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper
(28th Canadian Ministry)
February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Bill Graham
February 7, 2006 – December 2, 2006
Hon. Stéphane Dion
December 2, 2006 – December 10, 2008
Party caucuses
Government Conservative Party
Opposition Liberal Party
Third parties Bloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
Green Party*
Progressive Conservative*
* Party did not hold official party status.
† Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
39th House of Commons.PNG
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – June 2, 2011
Government
House Leader
Hon. Rob Nicholson
February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Hon. Peter Van Loan
January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Ralph Goodale
February 10, 2006 – September 6, 2010
Members 308 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate
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Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Noël Kinsella
February 8, 2006 – November 26, 2014
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Marjory LeBreton
February 6, 2006 – July 14, 2013
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Dan Hays
February 8, 2006 – January 18, 2007
Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette
January 18, 2007 – November 3, 2008
Senators 105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sessions
1st Session
April 3, 2006 – September 14, 2007
2nd Session
October 16, 2007 – September 7, 2008
<38th 40th>

The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3, 2006 until September 7, 2008. The membership was set by the 2006 federal election on January 23, 2006, and it has changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections. The Parliament was dissolved on September 7, 2008, with an election to determine the membership of the 40th Parliament occurring on October 14, 2008.

There were two sessions of the 39th Parliament:

The 39th Parliament was the longest minority government led by any federal government excepting Mackenzie King's Liberal Party government in the 14th Parliament, which fluctuated between majority and minority status. No other Conservative minority had previously lasted a full year, and only Lester B. Pearson's governments had lasted more than two.

The 39th Parliament was controlled by a Conservative Party minority, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the 28th Canadian Ministry, which assumed power on February 6, 2006. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by interim leader Bill Graham, and then by Stéphane Dion for the remainder of the Parliament's life.

The Speaker is Liberal Peter Milliken. Milliken was re-elected as the Speaker of the House for the 39th Parliament on April 3, 2006. The Speaker only votes in a tie, and, as Milliken is a Liberal, the Liberal caucus was effectively reduced by one. This, along with the defection of Wajid Khan to the Conservatives enabled the Conservatives to pass legislation with the cooperation of any one of the three opposition parties: Liberals, Bloc Québécois, or New Democratic Party (NDP).


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