44th Canadian Parliament
The 44th Canadian Parliament is the session of the Parliament of Canada which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of the House of Commons, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November with the re-election of Speaker Anthony Rota, and the Speech from the Throne read by Governor General Mary Simon the following day.
| 44th Parliament of Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority parliament | |||
| 22 November 2021 – present | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau 4 Nov 2015 – present | ||
| Cabinet | 29th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Erin O'Toole 24 Aug 2020 – 2 Feb 2022 | ||
| Hon. Candice Bergen 2 Feb 2022 – 10 Sep 2022 | |||
| Hon. Pierre Poilievre 10 Sep 2022 – present | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | Bloc Québécois | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| Independent Senators Group* | |||
| Canadian Senators Group* | |||
| Progressive Senate Group* | |||
| Unrecognized | Green Party | ||
| * Only in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Anthony Rota | ||
| Government House Leader | Hon. Mark Holland | ||
| Members | 338 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
.svg.png.webp) Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. George Furey 3 December 2015 – present | ||
| Government Senate Rep. | Hon. Marc Gold 24 January 2020 – present | ||
| Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Don Plett 5 November 2019 – present | ||
| Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 Feb 1952 – 8 Sep 2022 | ||
| Charles III 8 Sep 2022 – present | |||
| Governor General | HE Rt. Hon. Mary Simon 26 July 2021 – present | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session 22 November 2021 – present | |||
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It is led by a Liberal Party minority government under the premiership of Justin Trudeau. Six months into the first session on 22 March 2022 it was announced that the New Democratic Party would henceforth support the government with confidence and supply measures.[1][2]
Current Leadership of the House of Commons
Presiding Officer
| Office | Photo | Party | Officer | Riding | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Commons | Liberal | Anthony Rota | Nipissing—Timiskaming | December 5, 2019 |
Liberal Leadership (Government)
| Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | _(cropped)_(cropped).jpg.webp) |
Justin Trudeau | Papineau | April 14, 2013 |
| Deputy Leader | .jpg.webp) |
Chrystia Freeland | University-Rosedale | November 20, 2019 |
| House Leader | .jpg.webp) |
Mark Holland | Ajax | October 26, 2021 |
| Whip | Steven MacKinnon | Gatineau | October 28, 2021 | |
| Caucus Chair | Brenda Shanahan | Châteauguay—Lacolle | November 28, 2021 |
Conservative Leadership (Opposition)
| Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | .jpg.webp) |
Pierre Poilivevre | Carleton | September 10, 2022 |
| Deputy Leaders |   |
Melissa Lantsman Tim Uppal |
Thornhill Edmonton Mill Woods |
September 10, 2022 |
| House Leader | .jpg.webp) |
Andrew Scheer | Regina—Qu'Appelle | September 13, 2022 |
| Deputy House Leader |  |
Luc Berthold | Mégantic—L'Érable | September 13, 2022 |
| Whip | .jpg.webp) |
Kerry-Lynne Findlay | South Surrey—White Rock | September 13, 2022 |
| Deputy Whip and question period Coordinator |  |
Chris Warkentin | Grande Prairie—Mackenzie | September 13, 2022 |
| Caucus Chair |  |
Scott Reid | Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | September 13, 2022 |
| Caucus Party Liaison | _(cropped).jpg.webp) |
Eric Duncan | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | September 13, 2022 |
| Caucus Committee Coordinator | Jake Stewart | Miramichi—Grand Lake | September 13, 2022 | |
| Québec Lieutenant | Pierre Paul-Hus | Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles | September 13, 2022 |
Timeline
| Seat | Before | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
| Spadina—Fort York | November 22, 2021 | Kevin Vuong | █ Liberal | Excluded from caucus | █ Independent | ||
| Mississauga—Lakeshore | May 27, 2022 | Sven Spengemann | █ Liberal | Resigned[a 1] | December 12, 2022 | Charles Sousa | █ Liberal |
| Richmond—Arthabaska | September 13, 2022 | Alain Rayes | █ Conservative | Left caucus | █ Independent | ||
| Winnipeg South Centre | December 12, 2022 | Jim Carr | █ Liberal | Death | █ Vacant | ||
| Calgary Heritage | December 31, 2022 | Bob Benzen | █ Conservative | Resigned | █ Vacant | ||
| Oxford | January 27, 2023 | Dave MacKenzie | █ Conservative | Resigned | █ Vacant | ||
| Portage—Lisgar | February 1, 2023 | Candice Bergen | █ Conservative | Resigned | █ Vacant | ||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | March 8, 2023 | Marc Garneau | █ Liberal | Resigned | █ Vacant | ||
| Don Valley North | March 22, 2023 | Han Dong | █ Liberal | Left caucus | █ Independent | ||
- to accept a position with the United Nations
2021
- 20 September – In the 44th Canadian federal election, the incumbent Liberal Party wins the most seats in the House of Commons, but fails to reach a majority government.[3]
- 26 October – The new Ministry is sworn in, the first overseen by Governor General Mary Simon.[4]
- 22 November – Opening of the 44th Parliament, and election of the Honourable Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons.[5]
2022
- 2 February – Erin O'Toole is removed as the leader of the Conservative Party, and consequently as the Leader of the Official Opposition, in a caucus vote.[6]
- 21 February – The House of Commons votes to confirm the Emergencies Act, with 185 for and 151 opposing the motion. The act was invoked in relation to the convoy protests in Ottawa and at border points.[7]
- 23 February – The equivalent Emergencies Act confirmation motion in the Senate is withdrawn without a vote by Representative of the Government in the Senate, Marc Gold, following the revocation of the Emergencies Act by the government earlier that day.[8]
- 22 March – The Liberal Party and New Democratic Party announce a confidence-and-supply agreement that will see the NDP support the Liberals on confidence motions (including budgets) until 2025 in exchange for Liberal support of certain NDP policies.[9]
- 28 May – Liberal Sven Spengemann resigns as the MP for Mississauga—Lakeshore to accept a role in the United Nations.[10][11]
- 10 September – The 2022 Conservative Party leadership election concludes. Pierre Poilievre is elected as the new Conservative leader.[12]
- 13 September – Alain Rayes, Member of Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska, leaves the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent, following the election of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative leader.[13]
- 19 November – The 2022 Green Party leadership election concludes. Elizabeth May is announced as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada.[14]
- 12 December – A federal by-election is held in Mississauga–Lakeshore, electing Liberal Charles Sousa.[15]
- 12 December – Liberal MP for Winnipeg South Centre Jim Carr died due to cancer.[16]
- 31 December – Bob Benzen resigns as the Member of Parliament for Calgary Heritage.[17]
2023
- 27 January – Dave MacKenzie resigns as the Member of Parliament for Oxford.[18]
- 1 February – Candice Bergen resigns as the Member of Parliament for Portage—Lisgar.
- 8 March – Marc Garneau resigns as the Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.
- March 22 – MP Han Dong left the Liberal Party to sit as an independent.[19]
- March 31 – Erin O'Toole announced that he will resign as Member of Parliament for Durham at the end of the spring season of the House of Commons and not seek re-election.[20][21]
Standings
| Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 election results |
Current | +/– | On election day 2021 |
Current | +/– | ||
| Liberal | 160 | 156 |  4 |
– | – |  | |
| Conservative | 119 | 115 | 4 |
18 | 15 | 3 | |
| Bloc Québécois | 32 | 32 | |
– | – | | |
| New Democratic | 25 | 25 | |
– | – | | |
| Green | 2 | 2 | |
– | – | | |
| Independent | 0 | 3 |  3 |
9 | 8 | 1 | |
| Independent Senators Group | – | – | |
40 | 39 | 1 | |
| Progressive Senate Group | – | – | |
14 | 13 | 1 | |
| Canadian Senators Group | – | – | |
13 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total members | 338 | 333 | 5 |
94 | 89 | 5 | |
| Vacant | – | 5 | 5 |
11 | 16 | 5 | |
| Total seats | 338 | – | 105 | – | |||
See also
External links
- Members of 44th Parliament at Parliament of Canada
References
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- Major, Darren (21 February 2022). "Emergencies Act passes crucial House of Commons vote with NDP support". CBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "MOTION TO CONFIRM THE DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC ORDER EMERGENCY WITHDRAWN" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. 23 February 2022. p. 686.
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- Connolly, Amanda; Boutilier, Alex. "Quebec MP Alain Rayes leaves Conservative caucus after Poilievre victory". Global News. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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