42nd Canadian Parliament

42nd Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
December 3, 2015 – present
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
(cabinet)		 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau
(29th Canadian Ministry)
November 4, 2015 – present
Leader of the
Opposition		 Hon. Rona Ambrose
November 5, 2015 – present
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.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		 Hon. Geoff Regan
December 3, 2015 –present
Government
House Leader		 Hon. Dominic LeBlanc
November 4, 2015 – present
Opposition
House Leader		 Andrew Scheer
November 18, 2015 – present
Members 338 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		 Hon. George Furey
December 3, 2015 –present
Government
Senate Representative		 Hon. Peter Harder
March 18, 2016 – present
Opposition
Senate Leader		 Hon. Claude Carignan
November 4, 2015 – present
Senators 105 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – present
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 Lloyd Johnston.[1] 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.[2]

Party standings

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Standings in the 42nd Canadian Parliament
Affiliation House Members Senate Members
2015 Election
Results		 As of 23 March 2016 On Election
Day 2015		 As of 5 May 2016
Liberal 184 184 – –
Conservative 99 98 47 42
New Democratic 44 44 – –
Bloc Québécois 10 10 – –
Green 1 1 – –
Senate Liberal Caucus – – 29 22
Independent – – 6 23
Independent Progressive Conservative – – 1 –
Total members 338 337 83 87
Vacant – 1 22 18
Total seats 338 105

Canadian Ministry

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.

Members

For full lists of members of the 42nd Parliament of Canada, see List of House members of the 42nd Parliament of Canada and List of senators in the 42nd Parliament of Canada.

Officeholders

The current officers of Parliament during the 42nd Parliament are set out below.

Speakers

Other Chair occupants

Senate

House of Commons

Party Leaders

Floor leaders

Senate

House of Commons

Whips

Senate

House of Commons

Shadow cabinets

Committees

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Heritage

Citizenship and Immigration

Environment and Sustainable Development

Finance

Fisheries and Oceans

Foreign Affairs and International Development

Government Operations and Estimates

Health

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Industry, Science and Technology

International Trade

Justice and Human Rights

National Defence

National Resources

Official Languages

Procedure and House Affairs

Public Accounts

Public Safety and National Security

Status of Women

Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Veterans Affairs

Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying

References

  1. ↑ Joanna Smith (18 March 2016). "Justin Trudeau names seven new senators". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Leslie Young (3 December 2015). "George Furey named new Speaker of the Senate". Global Television Network. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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