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42nd Canadian Parliament

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Government
  
Liberal Party*

Third parties
  
New Democratic Party

Opposition
  
Conservative Party


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

Speaker of the Commons
  
Hon. Geoff Regan December 3, 2015 – present

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.

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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

  • Speaker of the Senate: Hon. George Furey, Non-affiliated Senator for Newfoundland & Labrador. (Dec 3, 2015 – Present)
  • Speaker of the House of Commons: Hon. Geoff Regan, Liberal Member for Halifax West, NS. (Dec 3, 2015 – Present)

    • Other Chair occupants

    Senate

  • Speaker pro tempore of the Canadian Senate: Hon. Nicole Eaton, Conservative Senator for Ontario (Dec 9, 2015 – Present)

    • House of Commons

  • Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole: Bruce Stanton, Conservative member for Simcoe North, Ontario
  • Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole: Carol Hughes, NDP member for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Ontario
  • Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole: Anthony Rota, Liberal member for Nipissing—Timiskaming, Ontario

    • Party Leaders

  • Prime Minister of Canada: Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau (Liberal)
  • Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition: Hon. Rona Ambrose (Conservative)
  • Leader of the New Democratic Party: Hon. Thomas Mulcair
  • Leader of the Bloc Québécois: Rhéal Fortin
  • Leader of the Green Party: Elizabeth May

    • Floor leaders

    Senate

  • Representative of the Government in the Senate: Hon. Peter Harder (Non-affiliated)
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Hon. Claude Carignan (Conservative)
  • Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group: Elaine McCoy (from September 27, 2016)
  • Leader of the Senate Liberal Caucus:
  • Hon. Jim Cowan (January 29, 2014 – June 15, 2016)
  • Hon. Joseph A. Day (June 15, 2016 – present)

    • House of Commons

  • Government House Leader:
  • Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (November 4, 2015 – August 19, 2016)
  • Hon. Bardish Chagger (August 19, 2016 – present)
  • Opposition House Leader:
  • Andrew Scheer (November 18, 2015 – September 15, 2016)
  • Hon. Candice Bergen (September 15, 2016 – present)
  • NDP House Leader:
  • Peter Julian (November 18, 2015 – October 19, 2016)
  • Murray Rankin (October 19, 2016 – present)
  • Bloc Québécois House Leader: Luc Thériault

    • Whips

    Senate

  • Chief Government Liaison: Hon. Grant Mitchell
  • Deputy Government Liaison: Hon. Nick Sibbeston
  • Chief Opposition Whip: Hon. Don Plett
  • Deputy Opposition Whip: Hon. David Wells
  • Senate Liberal Whip:
  • Hon. Jim Munson (until September 28, 2016)
  • Hon. Percy Downe (September 28, 2016 – Present)
  • Deputy Senate Liberal Whip: Hon. Libbe Hubley

    • House of Commons

  • Chief Government Whip:
  • Hon. Andrew Leslie (November 4, 2015 – January 18, 2017)
  • Hon. Pablo Rodríguez (January 19, 2017 – Present)
  • Deputy Government Whip:
  • Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (November 4, 2015 – January 26, 2017)
  • Hon. Filomena Tassi (January 26, 2017 – Present)
  • Chief Opposition Whip: Gord Brown
  • Deputy Chief Opposition Whip: Dave MacKenzie
  • NDP Whip: Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
  • Bloc Québécois Whip: Monique Pauzé

    • Caucus Chairs

  • Liberal Party Caucus Chair: Francis Scarpaleggia
  • Conservative Party Caucus Chair: David Sweet
  • New Democratic Party Caucus Chair:
  • Charlie Angus (until November 23, 2016)
  • Ruth Ellen Brosseau (November 23, 2016 – January 24, 2017)
  • Daniel Blaikie (January 24, 2017 – Present)

    • Shadow cabinets

  • Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada
  • New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada
  • Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada

    • Standing

    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

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs

    Industry, Science and Technology

    International Trade

    Justice and Human Rights

    National Defence

    Natural 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

    Electoral Reform

    Pay Equity

  • Chair: Anita Vandenbeld
  • Vice-chairs: Shannon Stubbs and Sheri Benson
  • Dan Albas
  • Matt DeCourcey
  • Julie Dzerowicz
  • Marilyn Gladu
  • Eva Nassif
  • Terry Sheehan
  • Sonia Sidhu

    • Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying

  • Chair (elected Jan.18): Rob Oliphant
  • Vice-chairs: Michael Cooper and Murray Rankin
  • Harold Albrecht
  • John Aldag
  • René Arseneault
  • Guy Caron
  • Julie Dabrusin
  • Gérard Deltell
  • Denis Lemieux
  • Brenda Shanahan

    • Membership Changes

    The party standings in the House of Commons have changed as follows:

    By-elections

    The following by-elections have been held during the 42nd Canadian Parliament:

    Senate

    The party standings in the Senate have changed during the 42nd Canadian Parliament as follows:

    References

    42nd Canadian Parliament Wikipedia
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