44th Canadian Parliament
44th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Minority parliament | |||
22 November 2021 – present | |||
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[a] | |||
Independent Senators Group* | |||
Canadian Senators Group* | |||
Progressive Senate Group* | |||
Unrecognized | Green Party | ||
* Only in the Senate. | |||
House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Anthony Rota 5 Dec 2019 – 27 Sep 2023 | ||
Louis Plamondon (interim) 27 Sep 2023 – 3 Oct 2023 | |||
Hon. Greg Fergus 3 Oct 2023 – present | |||
Government House Leader | Hon. Mark Holland 26 Oct 2021 – 26 Jul 2023 | ||
Hon. Karina Gould 26 Jul 2023 – present | |||
Opposition House Leader | Gérard Deltell 2 Sep 2020 – 4 Feb 2022 | ||
John Brassard 5 Feb 2022 – 12 Sep 2022 | |||
Andrew Scheer 13 Sep 2022 – present | |||
Members | 338 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. George Furey 3 Dec 2015 – 12 May 2023 | ||
Hon. Raymonde Gagné 12 May 2023 – present | |||
Government Senate Rep. | Hon. Marc Gold 24 Jan 2020 – present | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Don Plett 5 Nov 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 Jul 2021 – present | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session 22 November 2021 – present | |||
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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.
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] The support was contingent on the government implementing a pharmacare program and a dental care program. The temporary Canada Dental Benefit was established in December 2022, and the permanent Canadian Dental Care Plan began rolling out in December 2023.[3][4] The NDP ended their confidence and supply arrangement with the Liberal government, on 4 September 2024.
Current leadership of the House of Commons
[edit]Presiding officer
[edit]Office | Photo | Party | Officer | Riding | Since |
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Speaker of the House of Commons | Liberal | Greg Fergus | Hull—Aylmer | 3 October 2023 |
Government leadership (Liberal)
[edit]Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since |
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Leader | Justin Trudeau | Papineau | 14 April 2013 | |
House Leader | Karina Gould | Burlington | 26 July 2023 | |
Whip | Steven MacKinnon | Gatineau | 28 October 2021 | |
Caucus Chair | Brenda Shanahan | Châteauguay—Lacolle | 28 November 2021 |
Opposition leadership (Conservative)
[edit]Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since |
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Leader | Pierre Poilievre | Carleton | 10 September 2022 | |
Deputy Leaders | Melissa Lantsman | Thornhill | 10 September 2022 | |
Tim Uppal | Edmonton Mill Woods | |||
House Leader | Andrew Scheer | Regina—Qu'Appelle | 13 September 2022 | |
Deputy House Leader | Luc Berthold | Mégantic—L'Érable | 13 September 2022 | |
Whip | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | South Surrey—White Rock | 13 September 2022 | |
Deputy Whip and question period Coordinator | Chris Warkentin | Grande Prairie-Mackenzie | 13 September 2022 | |
Caucus Chair | Scott Reid | Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | 13 September 2022 | |
Caucus Party Liaison | Eric Duncan | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | 13 September 2022 | |
Caucus Committee Coordinator | Jake Stewart | Miramichi—Grand Lake | 13 September 2022 | |
Québec Lieutenant | Pierre Paul-Hus | Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles | 13 September 2022 |
Committee | Chair | Vice Chairs |
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Veterans Affairs | Emmanuel Dubourg (LPC) | Blake Rchards (CPC) |
Agriculture and Agri-Food | Kody Blois (LPC) | John Barlow (CPC)
Yves Perron (BQ) |
Canadian Heritage | Hon. Hedy Fry (LPC) | Kevin Waugh (CPC)
Martin Champoux (BQ) |
International Trade | Hon. Judy A. Sgro (LPC) | Ryan Williams (CPC) |
Citizenship and Immigration | Sukh Dhaliwal (LPC) | Brad Redekopp (CPC) |
Environment and Sustainable Development | Francis Scarpaleggia | Dan Mazier (CPC)
Monique Pauze (BQ) |
Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics | John Brassard (CPC) | Darren Fisher (LPC)
Rene Villemure (BQ) |
Status of Women | Shelby Kramp-Neuman (CPC) | Sonia Sidhu (LPC)
Andreanne Larouche (BQ) |
Finance | Peter Fonseca (LPC) | Jasraj Singh Hallen (CPC)
Gabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) |
Fisheries and Oceans | Ken McDonald (LPC) | Mel Arnold (CPC)
Caroline Desbiens (BQ) |
Health | Sean Casey (LPC) | Stephen Ellis (CPC)
Luc Theriault (BQ) |
Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities | Robert Morissey (LPC) | Tracy Gray (CPC)
Louise Chabot (BQ) |
Indigenouse and Northern Affairs | Patrick Weiler (LPC) | Jamie Schmale (CPC)
Sebastian Lemire (BQ) |
Industry and Technology | Joel Lightbound (LPC) | Rick Perkins (CPC)
Jean-Denis Garon (BQ) |
Justice and Human Rights | Lena Metlege Diab (LPC) | Larry Brock (CPC)
Rheal Eloi Fortin (BQ) |
Official Languages | Rene Arseneault (LPC) | Joel Godin (CPC)
Mario Beaulieu (BQ) |
National Defence | Hon. John McKay (LPC) | James Bezan (CPC)
Christine Normandin (BQ) |
Government Operations and Estimates | Kelly McCauley (CPC) | Majid Jowhari (LPC)
Julie Vignola (BQ) |
Public Accounts | John Williamson (CPC) | Jean Yip (LPC) |
Procedure and House Affairs | Ben Carr (LPC) | Michael Cooper (CPC) |
Natural Resources | George Chahal (LPC) | Shannon Stubbs (CPC)
Mario Simard (BQ) |
Public Safety and National Security | Iqwinder Gaheer (LPC) | Raquel Dancho (CPC)
Kristina Michaud (BQ) |
Science and Research | Valerie Bradford (BQ) | Corey Tochor (CPC) |
Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities | Peter Schiefke (LPC) | Philip Lawrence (CPC) |
Joint Committees
[edit]Committee | Joint Chairs | Vice Chair (s) |
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Medical Assistance in Dying | N/A | N/A |
Library of Parliament | Hon. Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia
MP Angelo Lacono (LPC) |
MP Louis Plamondon (BQ) |
Declaration of Emergency | Hon. Gwen Boniface
MP Rhéal Éloi Fortin (BQ) MP Matthew Green (NDP) |
Hon. Claude Carignan
Rachel Bendayan (LPC) Glen Motz (CPC) |
Scrutiny of Regulations | Hon. Yuen Pau Woo
MP Dan Albas (CPC) |
Tim Louis (LPC)
Denis Trudel (BQ) |
Current leadership of the Senate
[edit]Presiding officer
[edit]Office | Photo | Party | Officer | Province | Since |
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Speaker of the Senate | Non-affiliated | Raymonde Gagné | Manitoba | 12 May 2023 |
Government leadership (non-affiliated)
[edit]Office | Officer | Province | Since |
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Government Representative in the Senate | Marc Gold | Quebec | 24 January 2020 |
Legislative Deputy to the Government Representative in the Senate | Patti LaBoucane-Benson | Alberta | N/A |
Government Liaison in the Senate | Michèle Audette | Quebec | 9 August 2023 |
Opposition leadership (Conservative)
[edit]Office | Photo | Officer | Province | Since |
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Leader of the Opposition | Don Plett | Manitoba | 5 November 2019 | |
Deputy leader of the Opposition | Yonah Martin | British Columbia | November 2015 | |
Whip of the Opposition | Judith Seidman | Quebec | N/A | |
Deputy Whip of the Opposition | Leo Housakos | Quebec | N/A | |
Chair of the Conservative Caucus | Rose-May Poirier | New Brunswick | December 2019 |
Senate Committees
[edit]Committee | Chair (s) | Deputy Chair (s) |
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Foreign Affairs and International Relations | Peter M. Boehm (ISG) | Peter Harder (PSG) |
Agriculture and Forestry | Robert Black (CSG) | Paula Simons (ISG) |
Audit and Oversight | Marty Klyne (PSG)
Donna Dasko (ISG) |
David M. Wells (CPC)
Colin Deacon (CSG) |
Indigenous Peoples | Brian Francis (PSG) | David M. Arnot (ISG) |
Banking, Commerce, and the Economy | Pamela Wallin (CSG) | Tony Loffreda (ISG) |
Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration | Lucie Moncion (ISG) | Claude Carignan (CPC) |
Ethics and Conflict of interest for Senators | Judith Seidman (CPC) | Brent Cotter (ISG) |
Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources | Paul Massicotte (ISG) | Josee Verner (CSG) |
Legal and Constitutional Affairs | Brent Cotter (ISG) | Denise Batters (CPC) |
National Finance | Claude Carignan (CPC) | Eric Forest (ISG) |
Official Languages | Rene Cormier (ISG) | Rose-May Poirier (CPC) |
Fisheries and Oceans | Fabian Manning (CPC) | Bev Busson (ISG) |
Human Rights | Salma Ataullahjan (CPC) | Wanda Thomas Bernard (PSG) |
Rules, Procedures, and Rights of Parliament | Michèle Audette (PSG) | Denise Batters (CPC)
Stan Kutcher (ISG) |
National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs | Hassan Yussuff (ISG) | Jean-Guy Dagenais (CSG) |
Selection | Michael L. MacDonald (CPC) | Chantal Petitclerc (ISG) |
Social Affairs, Science and Technology | Rosemary Moodie (ISG) | Wanda Thomas Bernard (PSG) |
Timeline
[edit]2021
[edit]- 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.[6]
- 26 October – The new Ministry is sworn in, the first overseen by Governor General Mary Simon.[7]
- 22 November – Opening of the 44th Parliament, and re-election of the Honourable Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons.[8]
2022
[edit]- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 10 September – The 2022 Conservative Party leadership election concludes. Pierre Poilievre is elected as the new Conservative leader.[13]
- 19 November – The 2022 Green Party leadership election concludes. MP and former leader Elizabeth May is once again announced as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada, in partnership with Jonathan Pedneault, who is named as the de jure deputy leader of the Greens.[14]
2023
[edit]- 31 March – Former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole announces 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.[15][16]
- 26 July – The Liberal government holds a major cabinet reshuffle.[17]
- 26 September – After pressure from government cabinet ministers and Opposition parliamentary leaders, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Liberal MP Anthony Rota, announces that he will resign from that position effective 27 September 2023, after erroneously inviting to the House gallery and honouring a 98-year-old Ukrainian war veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, who was found to have served in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Rota's invitation of Hunka took place during a state visit and parliamentary address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[18]
- 27 September – The members of the House of Commons unanimously nominate the Dean of the House, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon, as their interim Speaker to temporarily succeed Anthony Rota after his resignation, until a permanent successor is chosen by a ballot of MPs in the following week.[18]
- 3 October – Liberal MP Greg Fergus is elected speaker of the House of Commons. He is the first person of colour to be elected speaker.[19]
2024
[edit]- 16 January – Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett for Toronto—St. Paul's resigns her seat.
- 1 February – Liberal MP David Lametti for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun resigns his seat.
- 31 March – NDP MP Daniel Blaikie for Elmwood—Transcona resigns his seat.
- 30 April Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre was ejected from the House of Commons after referring to Trudeau as a "wacko prime minister", when criticizing Trudeau's past support for British Columbia's decriminalization of hard drug use in public spaces. After Poilievre refused to withdraw the adjective, House Speaker Greg Fergus removed Poilievre from the chamber on the grounds that he used unparliamentary language.[20]
- 27 May – Liberal MP John Aldag for Cloverdale—Langley City resigns his seat.
- 28 May - The House of Commons votes 168 to 142 against a motion to remove Greg Fregus as speaker. The Liberals, Greens, and New Democrats voted against removing him, while the Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voted in favour of removing him.[21]
- 24 June – Conservative MP Don Stewart is elected as the new member for Toronto—St. Paul's following a by-election, in a pickup of the seat from the Liberals.
- 31 August – Liberal MP Andy Fillmore for Halifax resigns his seat.
- 4 September – The New Democratic Party ends their confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals.
- 16 September – NDP MP Leila Dance is elected as the new member for Elmwood—Transcona, retaining the seat for her party, and Bloc Québécois MP Louis-Philippe Sauvé wins the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, in a pickup from the Liberals.
- 19 September – Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez of Honoré-Mercier resigns his membership in the Liberal caucus and federal cabinet to sit as an independent MP while he runs for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.
- 20 November - Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault resigns from Cabinet due to allegations of falsely claiming he was of Cree ancestry. He remains the MP for Edmonton Centre.
- 9 December - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Government survives a third motion of no confidence, with the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois voting for the motion, and the Liberals, NDP, and Greens opposed.
- 16 December
- Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Sean Fraser vows to not seek re-election and ends his role as minister in the next Cabinet shuffle.
- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from the federal Cabinet but remains an MP.[22]
- Conservative MP Tamara Jansen is elected as the new member for Cloverdale—Langley City in a by-election, resulting in a pickup from the Liberal Party, retaking the riding and seat after her earlier defeat in the 2021 federal election.[23]
Changes in MPs
[edit]Membership changes
[edit]House of Commons
[edit]Number of members per party by date |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sep 20 | Mar 22 | May 27 | Sep 13 | Dec 31 | Jan 28 | Feb 28 | Mar 8 | Mar 22 | Jun 19 | Jul 24 | Aug 1 | Jan 16 | Feb 1 | Mar 4 | Mar 31 | May 27 | Jun 24 | Aug 31 | Sep 4 | Sep 16 | Sep 19 | Dec 16 | |||
Liberal | 159 | 158[b] | 157 | 156 | 158 | 157 | 156 | 155 | 154 | 153 | |||||||||||||||
Conservative | 119 | 118 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | ||||||||||||||
Bloc Québécois | 32 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Democratic | 25 | 24 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Green | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total members | 338 | 337 | 336 | 335 | 334 | 333 | 337 | 338 | 337 | 336 | 335 | 336 | 335 | 334 | 335 | 334 | 336 | 337 | |||||||
Government majority | -20 | -21[b] | -19 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -31 | -32 | |||||||
Government majority with C & S measures[c][d] |
N/A[c] | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | N/A[d] | ||||||||
Vacant | 0 | 1[b] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- ^ The New Democratic Party provided confidence and supply for the Liberal Party government, from March 2022 to September 2024.
- ^ a b c The Liberals briefly fell to 157 seats on December 12, 2022, during the period between Jim Carr's death and Charles Sousa's by-election victory in Mississauga—Lakeshore. During this period the government majority shrunk to -22, and the number of vacant seats rose to 2.
- ^ a b The Liberal and New Democratic (NDP) parties reach a confidence and supply agreement on 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b The New Democratic Party rescinds its confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal Party on September 4, 2024.
Senate
[edit]Number of members per group by date |
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Sep 20 | Sep 27 | Oct 6 | Oct 7 | Oct 8 | Oct 18 | Oct 31 | Nov 20 | Jan 3 | Feb 4 | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | May 6 | Jun 3 | Jun 27 | Aug 4 | Sep 26 | Oct 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 10 | Nov 21 | Jan 10 | Jan 12 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Feb 9 | Feb 21 | Feb 23 | Feb 28 | May 3 | May 12 | May 15 | Jul 6 | Jul 11 | Aug 9 | Sep 7 | Sep 15 | Sep 19 | ||
Independent Senators Group | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Progressive Senate Group | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Senators Group | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Total members | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vacant | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Number of members per group by date |
2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Nov 8 | Nov 22 | Dec 14 | Dec 15 | Dec 20 | Dec 27 | Dec 30 | Jan 10 | Jan 15 | Jan 17 | Jan 22 | Jan 28 | Jan 30 | Feb 6 | Feb 12 | Feb 13 | Apr 10 | Apr 14 | Apr 18 | May 2 | May 13 | May 28 | Jun 3 | Jun 4 | Jun 10 | Jun 28 | Aug 17 | Aug 20 | Aug 30 | Aug 31 | Sep 10 | Sep 25 | Oct 13 | Oct 16 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 | |||
Independent Senators Group | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Senators Group | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Progressive Senate Group | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||
Total members | 89 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vacant | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Number of members per group by date |
2024 | ||||||||||||
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Oct 25 | Nov 1 | Nov 5 | Nov 18 | Nov 20 | Nov 21 | Nov 27 | Dec 8 | Dec 18 | Dec 19 | ||||
Independent Senators Group | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | |||||||||
Canadian Senators Group | 18 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||
Progressive Senate Group | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||
Non-affiliated | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
Conservative | 12 | ||||||||||||
Total members | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 97 | |||||||
Vacant | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Party standings
[edit]Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||||
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2021 election results |
Current | +/– | On election day 2021 |
Current[update][39] | +/– | ||
Liberal | 160 | 153 | 7 | – | – | ||
Conservative | 119 | 120 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
Bloc Québécois | 32 | 33 | 1 | – | – | ||
New Democratic | 25 | 25 | – | – | |||
Green | 2 | 2 | – | – | |||
Independent | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |
Indep. Senators | – | – | 40 | 41 | 1 | ||
Progressive Senate Group | – | – | 14 | 14 | |||
Canadian Senators Group | – | – | 13 | 18 | 5 | ||
Total members | 338 | 337 | 1 | 94 | 97 | 3 | |
Vacant | – | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
Total seats | 338 | – | 105 | – |
Legislation
[edit]With the Liberal Party and NDP entering into a confidence and supply agreement on budgetary items and motions of confidence, the final component of the 2021 budget (Bill C-8) was adopted in June 2022. Among other provisions, Bill C-8 enacted the Underused Housing Tax Act, created a new tax credit to return carbon tax paid by farmers, created the COVID-19 Air Quality Improvement Tax Credit, and expanded both the School Supplies Tax Credit and the northern residents deduction amount.[40] Similarly, the 2022 budget was implemented in Bills C-19 and C-32. Among other provisions, Bill C-19 doubled the Home Accessibility Tax Credit, created the Labour Mobility Deduction for tradespeople, made vaping products subject to excise duties, removed excise duties from low-alcohol beer, removed the excise duty exemption that had applied to Canadian wine as directed by the WTO, and amended the Copyright Act as agreed to in the Canada-United States–Mexico Agreement, and criminalized Holocaust denial. Bill C-19 also enacted the Civil Lunar Gateway Agreement Implementation Act; the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act; and the Select Luxury Items Tax Act to create a new sales tax applicable to luxury cars, planes and boats; and also repealed the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act.[41] Bill C-32 created the First Home Savings Account as a new registered savings plan and the Multigenerational Home Renovation Tax Credit; made income derived from house-flipping into business income for taxation purposes; created a temporary 15% tax on the taxable income of banks that exceeded $1 billion; and, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, increased maximum financial assistance that can be provided to foreign states from US$5 billion to C$14 billion.[42] In other legislation, Bill C-11 adopted the Online Streaming Act and Bill C-18 adopted the Online News Act.
On healthcare, the Canada Dental Benefit was created with Bill C-31 with the Liberals, NDP and Green Party in support, and Conservatives and Bloc opposed.[43] With all party support, Bill C-10 directed $2.5 billion be paid for COVID testing purposes; Bill C-12 amended guaranteed income supplements to exclude payments received from the Emergency Response Benefit, the Recovery Benefit and the Worker Lockdown Benefit.[44][45] With both the NDP and Conservatives opposing, Bill C-2 enacted the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit Act and extended various other COVID-related benefit programs.[46] On public safety and crime, with all party support, Bill C-3 inserted a new offence into the Criminal Code regarding intimidation of a person seeking health services and obstruction of lawful access to a place at which health services are provided.[47] Bill C-28 was adopted in response to R v Brown (2022) addressing self-induced extreme intoxication.[48]
See also
[edit]- 2021 Canadian federal budget
- 2022 Canadian federal budget
- 2023 Canadian federal budget
- 2024 Canadian federal budget
- Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, Bill C-56
- Countering Foreign Interference Act, Bill C-70
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada
- Online Streaming Act, Bill C-11
- Women in the 44th Canadian Parliament
Notes
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External links
[edit]- Members of 44th Parliament at Parliament of Canada