| 42nd Parliament of Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 3 December 2015 – 11 September 2019 | |||
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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. Rona Ambrose 5 November 2015 – 27 May 2017 | ||
| Hon. Andrew Scheer 27 May 2017 – 24 August 2020 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| Independent Senators Group* | |||
| Senate Liberal Caucus* | |||
| Unrecognized | Québec debout (June – Sept. 2018) | ||
| Bloc Québécois | |||
| Green Party | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | |||
| People's Party | |||
| * Only in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
.svg) Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Geoff Regan 3 December 2015 – 5 December 2019 | ||
| Government House Leader | Hon. Dominic LeBlanc 4 November 2015 – 19 August 2016 | ||
| Hon. Bardish Chagger 19 August 2016 – 20 November 2019 | |||
| Opposition House Leader | Hon. Andrew Scheer 18 November 2015 – 15 September 2016 | ||
| Hon. Candice Bergen 15 September 2016 – 24 August 2020 | |||
| Members | 338 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
.svg) Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. George Furey 3 December 2015 – 12 May 2023 | ||
| Government Senate Rep. | Hon. Peter Harder 18 March 2016 – 31 December 2019 | ||
| Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Claude Carignan 4 November 2015 – 31 March 2017 | ||
| Hon. Larry Smith 1 April 2017 – 5 November 2019 | |||
| Senators | 105 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | HM Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor General | HE Rt. Hon. David Johnston 1 October 2010 – 2 October 2017 | ||
| HE Rt. Hon. Julie Payette 2 October 2017 – 22 January 2021 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session 3 December 2015 – 11 September 2019 | |||
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The 42nd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 3, 2015, to September 11, 2019, with the membership of its lower chamber, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2015 federal election held on October 19, 2015, and thirty new appointees to its Upper House, the Senate of Canada.[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 Speaker of the Senate of Canada was George Furey, who was appointed Speaker of the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to replace Leo Housakos, on December 3, 2015.[2] On September 11, 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election, leading to a five-week election campaign period for the 2019 federal election. Significant legislation adopted during the 42nd Parliament included the Cannabis Act, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act, the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act, the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Acts, as well as the legalizing of medical assistance in dying and adding gender identity and expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
- ^ Joanna Smith (March 18, 2016). "Justin Trudeau names seven new senators". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Leslie Young (December 3, 2015). "George Furey named new Speaker of the Senate". Global Television Network. Retrieved April 30, 2016.