42nd Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
December 3, 2015 – present | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister (cabinet) |
Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau (29th Canadian Ministry) November 4, 2015 – present |
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Leader of the Opposition |
Hon. Rona Ambrose November 5, 2015 – present |
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Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party* | ||
Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
Third parties | New Democratic Party | ||
Bloc Québécois† | |||
Green Party† | |||
* House members and Senators sit in separate caucuses. † Party does not hold official party status. |
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House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons |
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Speaker of the Commons |
Hon. Geoff Regan December 3, 2015 – present |
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Government House Leader |
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc November 4, 2015 – August 19, 2016 |
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Hon. Bardish Chagger August 19, 2016 – present |
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Opposition House Leader |
Andrew Scheer November 18, 2015 – September 15, 2016 |
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Hon. Candice Bergen September 15, 2016 – present |
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Members | 338 MP seats List of members |
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Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate |
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Speaker of the Senate |
Hon. George Furey December 3, 2015 – present |
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Government Senate Representative |
Hon. Peter Harder March 18, 2016 – present |
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Opposition Senate Leader |
Hon. Claude Carignan November 4, 2015 – present |
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Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators |
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Sovereign | |||
Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present |
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Governor General |
Rt. Hon. David Johnston 1 October 2010 – present |
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Sessions | |||
1st Session December 3, 2015 – Present |
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The 42nd Canadian Parliament is the current Parliament of Canada, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2015 federal election held on October 19, 2015, and with at least seven new appointees to its Upper House, the Senate of Canada, on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Governor General David Johnston. Parliament officially resumed on December 3, 2015 with the election of a new Speaker, Geoff Regan, followed by a Speech from the Throne the following day. The current Speaker of the Senate of Canada is George Furey, who was appointed Speaker of the Canadian Senate on the Constitutional advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to replace Leo Housakos, on December 3, 2015.
The 29th Canadian Ministry is the first Cabinet of Canada to feature an equal number of men and women and was sworn in by Gov. Gen. David Johnston on November 4, 2015.
The current officers of Parliament during the 42nd Parliament are set out below.
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