42nd Canadian Parliament
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.[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]
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) 4 November 2015 – present |
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Leader of the Opposition |
Hon. Rona Ambrose 5 November 2015 – 27 May 2017 |
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Hon. Andrew Scheer 27 May 2017 – present |
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Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party* | ||
Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
Third party | New Democratic Party | ||
Unrecognized | Groupe parlementaire québécois | ||
Bloc Québécois | |||
Green Party | |||
* House members and Senators sit in separate caucuses. | |||
House of Commons | |||
![]() Seating arrangements of the House of Commons |
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Speaker of the Commons |
Hon. Geoff Regan 3 December 2015 – present |
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Government House Leader |
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc 4 November 2015 – 19 August 2016 |
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Hon. Bardish Chagger 19 August 2016 – present |
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Opposition House Leader |
Hon. Andrew Scheer 18 November 2015 – 15 September 2016 |
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Hon. Candice Bergen 15 September 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 3 December 2015 – present |
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Government Senate Representative |
Hon. Peter Harder 18 March 2016 – present |
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Opposition Senate Leader |
Hon. Claude Carignan 4 November 2015 – 31 March 2017 |
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Hon. Larry Smith 1 April 2017 – present |
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Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators |
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Sovereign | |||
Monarch | HM Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present |
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Governor General |
HE Rt. Hon. David Johnston 1 October 2010 – 2 October 2017 |
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HE Rt. Hon. Julie Payette 2 October 2017 - present |
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Sessions | |||
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1st Session 3 December 2015 – Present |
Contents
Party standingsEdit
Affiliation | House Members | Senate Members | |||
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2015 Election Results | As of 28 March 2018[update] | On Election Day 2015 | As of 28 March 2018[update] | ||
Liberal | 184 | 183 | – | – | |
Conservative | 99 | 97 | 47 | 33 | |
New Democratic | 44 | 44 | – | – | |
Groupe parlementaire québécois | – | 7 | – | – | |
Bloc Québécois | 10 | 3 | – | – | |
Green | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
Senate Liberal Caucus | – | – | 29 | 11 | |
Independent | – | 2 | 6[a] | 5 | |
Ind. Senators | – | – | – | 44 | |
Total members | 338 | 337 | 83 | 93 | |
Vacant | – | 1 | 22 | 12 | |
Total seats | 338 | 105 |
LegislationEdit
Among the more significant pieces of legislation adopted in the first session was the government's response to Carter v Canada (Attorney General). Bill C-14 inserted the term "medical assistance in dying" into the Criminal Code, and made provisions for adult Canadians to engage in the practice.[3] Introduced by the Minister of Justice, Bill C-14 was passed with a free vote for both Liberal and Conservative party members. The Minister of Justice also introduced Bill C-16 which added "gender identity or expression" to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act and the list of characteristics of identifiable groups protected from hate propaganda in the Criminal Code - only 40 members opposed the bill, all from the Conservative Party who were granted a free vote. Both the Liberal and Conservative parties supported the adoption of Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-30) and all parties voted in favour of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-31).
Responding to legislation adopted during the previous parliament, Bill C-37, sponsored by the Minister of Health and opposed only by the Conservative Party, removed some of the obstacles to supervised injection sites that the previous parliament's Respect for Communities Act had put in place and the bill adopted provisions, mostly centered on the opioid epidemic, to begin implementing the new Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy, which replaced the previous government's National Anti-Drug Strategy.[4] The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship's Bill C-6 amended or repealed parts of the previous parliament's Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act including the ability to revoke citizenship based on national security, the requirement that applicants for citizenship aged 14 to 18 and 55 to 64 to prove adequate knowledge Canada and of an official language, the residency requirement increase from 3 years to 4 years, the disallowance of time spent as temporary resident as contributing to the residency requirement, and the condition of citizenship that the applicant must intend to reside in Canada. Bill C-6 kept, but modified or expanded, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act's prohibition that time spent imprisoned does not contribute to the residency requirement, that an imprisoned applicant may not be granted citizenship, and that citizenship applicants must file tax returns during their residency requirement. Preparing for the 2016 Census, and in response to the previous government's involvement in the 2011 Census, Bill C-36 amended the Statistics Act to provide more independence to the Chief Statistician, remove imprisonment as a penalty for not responding to a census, and replacing the National Statistics Council with the Canadian Statistics Advisory Council. Bill C-17 made amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act to address the previous parliament's Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act and the subsequent court case that ensued.
Regarding financial measures, Bill C-2 lowered federal tax paid on income between $45,283 and $90,563 from 22% to 20.5% and introduced a new top tax bracket that applies a rate of 33% to a person's income in excess of $200,000.[5] The bill also re-instated the $5,500 annual limit to Tax-Free Savings Account contributions which the previous parliament had raised to $10,000. Bill C-26 amended the Canada Pension Plan to create the Additional Canada Pension Plan Account and to increase the maximum level of pensionable earnings.
The 2016 budget (Bill C-15) repealed the Family Tax Cut (income splitting) Credit, Education Tax Credit, Textbook Tax Credit, Children's Arts Tax Credit, Child Fitness Tax Credit, and replaced the Canada Child Tax Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit with the Canada Child Benefit. Eligibility for the Old Age Security pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement was rolled back to 65 years old; the previous parliament had increased it to 67. The rates for Northern Residents Deduction were increased, the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit was extended by one year, and employment insurance benefits were temporarily extended for high unemployment areas.
Both Bill C-11, which implemented the Marrakesh Treaty to allow reproductions of copyrighted material for the benefit of individuals who are blind or visually impaired,[6] and Bill C-13, which implemented the WTO's Bali Package, were adopted with unanimous consent. With only Liberal Party support, Bill C-7 was adopted as the government's response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), allowing RCMP members to have certain collective bargaining rights. The Minister of Transport introduced Bill C-10 which amended the Air Canada Public Participation Act to expand where Air Canada's maintenance centres may be located to the general provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, rather than the specific cities of Winnipeg, Mississauga and Montreal, as well as clarifying what constitutes 'maintenance'.
Among the senate bills that were adopted, the National Seal Products Day Act (Bill S-208) made May 20 of each year National Seal Products Day, the National Sickle Cell Awareness Day Act (Bill S-211) made June 19 of each year National Sickle Cell Awareness Day, and the Recognition of Charlottetown as the Birthplace of Confederation Act (Bill S-236) declared Charlottetown to be the birthplace of Confederation. Bill S-3 amended the Indian Act as the government's response to a Quebec Superior Court ruling finding sex-based inequities in the Indian Register to be contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (Bill S-201) was adopted with the Conservative Party, NDP and Green Party in favour; Liberal Party members were granted a free vote though the prime-minister urged members to oppose the bill, as presented, based on concerns of inconsistency with the constitution.[7] The act makes it a criminal offence to require an individual to undergo a genetic test, or to disclose the results of such a test, as a condition of providing goods or services, with exceptions for health care practitioners and researchers. The Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) (Bill S-226) allows the Governor-in-Council to seize property situated in Canada of a foreign national believed to be involved in extrajudicial killings or violations of internationally recognized human rights. The Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (Bill S-2) amended the Motor Vehicle Safety Act' to allow the Minister of Transport to order a motor vehicle company to issue a recall, rather than allow the process to be at the manufacturer's discretion.
Six private member bills had received royal assent with all party support:
- Ron McKinnon's Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (Bil C-224) amended the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to provide immunity from drug possession charges when seeking help to address an overdose,
- Rob Nicholson's National Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Act (Bill C-233) requires the implementation of a national strategy for the health care of persons afflicted with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia,
- Darren Fisher's National Strategy for Safe and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Lamps Containing Mercury Act (Bill C-238) requires implementation of a national strategy for the disposal tube and compact fluorescent light bulbs,
- Marilyn Gladu's Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act (Bil C-277) requires the Minister of Health develop a framework designed to support improved access for Canadians to palliative care ,
- Chandra Arya's An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief) (Bil C-305) expands the scope of the Criminal Code provisions relating to acts of mischief motivated by hate on religious property to also cover educational institutions, community centres, sports or recreational facilities and a residence for seniors,
- Colin Fraser's An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day) (Bil C-311) added the word legal to act.
Canadian MinistryEdit
The 29th Canadian Ministry began with the 42nd Parliament and was sworn in by Gov. Gen. David Johnston on November 4, 2015. It was the first Cabinet of Canada to have an equal number of men and women. Prime Minister Trudeau appointed Bill Morneau to be Minister of Finance, Jody Wilson-Raybould as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Jane Philpott as Minister of Health, Catherine McKenna as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Harjit Sajjan as Minister of National Defence, and Ralph Goodale as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
The first change to the membership of the 29th Ministry occurred with the May 31, 2016, resignation of Hunter Tootoo as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard so that he can sit as an independent MP; he was replaced by Dominic LeBlanc. The second change in membership came with the January 10, 2017, retirements of Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion and Immigration Minister John McCallum. The Prime Minister promoted Ahmed Hussen to replace McCallum at Immigration, and moved Chrystia Freeland from Minister of International Trade to Foreign Affairs, with François-Philippe Champagne being promoted to replace Freeland at International Trade. In that same cabinet shuffle MaryAnn Mihychuk was removed from cabinet and Karina Gould promoted to cabinet, with Patty Hajdu replacing Mihychuk as Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour, Maryam Monsef replacing Hajdu as Minister of Status of Women, and Gould taking over Monsef's role as Minister of Democratic Institutions.
An August 28, 2017, cabinet shuffle instigated by Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, resigning as an MP due to health concerns, saw Foote replaced by Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Carla Qualtrough, with Kent Hehr becoming Sports minister and Seamus O'Regan being promoted to take over Hehr's role as Minister of Veterans Affairs. In that same cabinet shuffle Philpott moved to the newly created Minister of Indigenous Services with Ginette Petitpas Taylor being promoted to replace Philpott as Health minister.
MembersEdit
- 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.
OfficeholdersEdit
The current officers of Parliament during the 42nd Parliament are set out below.
SpeakersEdit
- Speaker of the Senate: Hon. George Furey, Non-affiliated Senator for Newfoundland & Labrador. (Dec 3, 2015 – Present)[8]
- Speaker of the House of Commons: Hon. Geoff Regan, Liberal Member for Halifax West, NS. (Dec 3, 2015 – Present)[9]
Other Chair occupantsEdit
Senate
- Speaker pro tempore of the Canadian Senate: Hon. Nicole Eaton, Conservative Senator for Ontario (Dec 9, 2015 – Present)[10]
House of Commons
- Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole: Bruce Stanton, Conservative member for Simcoe North, Ontario[11]
- Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole: Carol Hughes, NDP member for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Ontario[12]
- Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole: Anthony Rota, Liberal member for Nipissing—Timiskaming, Ontario[13]
Party LeadersEdit
- Prime Minister of Canada: Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau (Liberal)
- Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition: (Conservative)
- Hon. Rona Ambrose (interim, November 5, 2015 – May 27, 2017)
- Hon. Andrew Scheer (May 27, 2017 – present)
- Leader of the New Democratic Party:
- Hon. Thomas Mulcair (until October 1, 2017)
- Jagmeet Singh (since October 1, 2017) (from outside of the House)
- Guy Caron (Parliamentary leader since October 4, 2017)
- Leader of the Bloc Québécois:
- Rhéal Fortin (interim, October 22, 2015 – March 18, 2017)
- Martine Ouellet (March 18, 2017 – present) (from outside of the House)
- Leader of the Green Party: Elizabeth May
Floor leadersEdit
Senate
- Representative of the Government in the Senate: Hon. Peter Harder (Non-affiliated)
- Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: (Conservative)
- Hon. Claude Carignan (until March 31, 2017)
- Hon. Larry Smith (from April 1, 2017)
- Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group:
- Elaine McCoy (September 27, 2016 – September 25, 2017)
- Yuen Pau Woo (September 25, 2017 – present)
- 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:
- Hon. 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 (October 22, 2015 – March 18, 2017)
- Gabriel Ste-Marie (March 19, 2017 – February 26, 2018)
WhipsEdit
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)
- 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 ChairsEdit
- 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 cabinetsEdit
CommitteesEdit
StandingEdit
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
Environment and Sustainable Development
Foreign Affairs and International Development
Government Operations and Estimates
Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Industry, Science and Technology
Public Safety and National Security
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament
Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations
SpecialEdit
- Chair: Francis Scarpaleggia
- Vice-chairs: Scott Reid and Nathan Cullen
- John Aldag
- Alexandre Boulerice
- Matt DeCourcey
- Gérard Deltell
- Elizabeth May
- Blake Richards
- Sherry Romanado
- Ruby Sahota
- Luc Thériault
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
Changes to party standingsEdit
House of CommonsEdit
Membership ChangesEdit
Membership changes in the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament | ||||||
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Party | Date | Name | District | Reason | ||
October 19, 2015 | See list of members | Election day of the 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||
Independent | May 31, 2016 | Hon. Hunter Tootoo | Nunavut | Resigned from Liberal caucus[14] | ||
Independent | August 31, 2017 | Darshan Kang | Calgary Skyview | Resigned from Liberal caucus[15] | ||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | February 28, 2018 | Michel Boudrias | Terrebonne | Resigned from Bloc Québécois caucus and formed the Groupe parlementaire québécois.[16] | ||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Rhéal Fortin | Rivière-du-Nord | ||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Simon Marcil | Mirabel | ||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Monique Pauzé | Repentigny | ||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Louis Plamondon | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel | ||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Gabriel Ste-Marie | Joliette | ||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | Luc Thériault | Montcalm |
The party standings in the House of Commons have changed as follows:
October 19, 2015 – present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of members per party by date |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oct 19 | Mar 23 | May 31 | Aug 16 | Aug 26 | Sep 23 | Oct 24 | Jan 31 | Apr 3 | Jul 4 | Aug 9 | Aug 31 | Sep 14 | Sep 30 | Oct 2 | Oct 23 | Dec 1 | Dec 11 | Feb 28 | |||||||||||
Liberal | 184 | 183 | 182 | 180 | 183 | 182 | 181 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
New Democratic | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Groupe parlementaire québécois | — | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloc Québécois | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total members | 338 | 337 | 336 | 335 | 334 | 335 | 333 | 338 | 337 | 336 | 335 | 333 | 332 | 334 | 333 | 337 | |||||||||||||
Government Majority | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | |||||||||||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
By-electionsEdit
The following by-elections have been held during the 42nd Canadian Parliament:
SenateEdit
Affiliation changesEdit
Political affiliation changes in the Senate of the 42nd Parliament | |||||
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Party | Date | Name | Province | Reason | |
Non-affiliated | November 19, 2015 | John Wallace | New Brunswick | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Non-affiliated | December 3, 2015 | Jacques Demers | Quebec | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Non-affiliated | December 7, 2015 | George Furey | Newfoundland and Labrador | Resigned from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | February 2, 2016 | Pierrette Ringuette | New Brunswick | Resigned from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | February 17, 2016 | Elaine McCoy | Alberta | Redesignated from Independent Progressive Conservative | |
Non-affiliated | March 7, 2016 | Michel Rivard | Quebec | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Non-affiliated | March 8, 2016 | Diane Bellemare | Quebec | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Non-affiliated | April 6, 2016 | Larry Campbell | British Columbia | Resigned from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | May 2, 2016 | Grant Mitchell | Alberta | Resigned from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | May 5, 2016 | Nick Sibbeston | Northwest Territories | Resigned from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | July 14, 2016 | Doug Black | Alberta | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Conservative | November 22, 2016 | Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu | Quebec | Rejoined Conservative caucus | |
Independent Senators Group | December 2, 2016 | 33 Non-affiliated senators | Various | Formation of Independent Senators Group | |
Non-affiliated | January 31, 2017 | Josée Verner | Quebec | Resigned from Conservative caucus | |
Non-affiliated | March 10, 2017 | Don Meredith | Ontario | Resigned from Independent Senators Group | |
Independent Senators Group | Anne Cools | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |||
Independent Senators Group | March 30, 2017 | Wanda Bernard | Nova Scotia | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Non-affiliated | May 16, 2017 | Stephen Greene | Nova Scotia | Removed from Conservative caucus | |
Independent Senators Group | September 28, 2017 | David Adams Richards | New Brunswick | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Independent Senators Group | October 17, 2017 | Josée Verner | Quebec | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Independent Senators Group | October 24, 2017 | Stephen Greene | Nova Scotia | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Independent Senators Group | October 30, 2017 | Paul Massicotte | Quebec | Redesignated from Senate Liberal caucus | |
Non-affiliated | January 4, 2018 | Lynn Beyak | Ontario | Removed from Conservative caucus | |
Independent Senators Group | February 7, 2018 | Mary Coyle | Nova Scotia | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Independent Senators Group | Mary Jane McCallum | Manitoba | |||
Independent Senators Group | February 28, 2018 | Robert Black | Ontario | Redesignated from non-affiliated | |
Independent Senators Group | Martha Deacon | Ontario | |||
Independent Senators Group | March 28, 2018 | Yvonne Boyer | Ontario | Redesignated from non-affiliated |
The party standings in the Senate have changed during the 42nd Canadian Parliament as follows:
Number of members per party by date |
2015 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Oct 19 | Nov 19 | Dec 3 | Dec 7 | Feb 2 | Feb 10 | Feb 17 | Mar 1 | Mar 7 | Mar 8 | Mar 23 | Apr 1 | Apr 2 | Apr 6 | Apr 22 | May 2 | May 5 | May 16 | Jul 14 | Aug 7 | Sep 27 | |||
Conservative | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
Senate Liberal Caucus | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Independent PC | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vacant | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Number of members per party by date |
2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nov 10 | Nov 21 | Nov 22 | Nov 25 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | Jan 6 | Jan 14 | Jan 22 | Jan 31 | Feb 1 | Mar 30 | Mar 31 | May 10 | May 16 | Aug 10 | Aug 15 | Aug 30 | Sep 4 | Sep 8 | |||
Conservative | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Independent Senators Group | - | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
Senate Liberal Caucus | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 37 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Vacant | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Number of members per party by date |
2017 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Sep 28 | Oct 17 | Oct 24 | Oct 30 | Nov 6 | Nov 16 | Nov 21 | Dec 4 | Jan 4 | Feb 2 | Feb 7 | Feb 15 | Feb 28 | Mar 15 | Mar 16 | Mar 28 | ||
Independent Senators Group | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 44 | ||||||||||
Conservative | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |||||||||||||
Senate Liberal Caucus | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Non-affiliated | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
Vacant | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Vacancies and pending appointmentsEdit
Name | Party | Province (Division) | Nominated by | Seat Last Held By | Party | Reason for Vacancy | Vacant since | |
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Vacant | Nova Scotia | Jim Cowan | Senate Liberal Caucus | Mandatory Retirement | January 22, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Saskatchewan | Pana Merchant | Senate Liberal Caucus | Resignation | March 31, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Yukon | Daniel Lang | Conservative | Resignation | August 15, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Newfoundland and Labrador | George Baker | Senate Liberal Caucus | Mandatory Retirement | September 4, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Prince Edward Island | Elizabeth Hubley | Senate Liberal Caucus | Mandatory Retirement | September 8, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Nova Scotia | Kelvin Ogilvie | Conservative | Mandatory retirement | November 6, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Ontario | Tobias Enverga | Conservative | Death | November 16, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Northwest Territories | Nick Sibbeston | Non-affiliated | Resignation | November 21, 2017 | |||
Vacant | Ontario | Colin Kenny | Senate Liberal Caucus | Resignation | February 2, 2018 | |||
Vacant | Alberta | Claudette Tardif | Senate Liberal Caucus | Resignation | February 2, 2018 | |||
Vacant | Quebec (De Lorimier) | Joan Fraser | Senate Liberal Caucus | Resignation | February 2, 2018 | |||
Vacant | Quebec (Inkerman) | Charlie Watt | Senate Liberal Caucus | Resignation | March 16, 2018 |
NotesEdit
- ^ Includes Elaine McCoy, who was designated as Independent Progressive Conservative.
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