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This is a list of current members of the Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada), the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Unlike the members of Parliament in the House of Commons, the 105 senators are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister. [1]
The following are lists of members of the Senate of Canada: List of current senators of Canada; List of Senate of Canada appointments by prime minister;
This is a list of members of the Senate of Canada in the 34th Parliament of Canada. The province of Quebec has 24 Senate divisions which are constitutionally mandated. In all other provinces, a Senate division is strictly an optional designation of the senator's own choosing, and has no real constitutional or legal standing.
The U.S. Congress would need to accommodate Canada’s population of 39.9 million (similar to California’s 39.4 million) including the political leanings of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons , they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the British House of Lords , with its members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister . [ 1 ]
Members of the Senate of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the recommendation of his or her prime minister. This list is broken down by party and further sorted into three categories: senators appointed who sat in the government caucus , senators appointed who sat in opposition caucuses, and senators appointed who sat in ...
Independent Senators Group Patricia Bovey: Non-affiliated Manitoba November 10, 2016: Trudeau, J. May 15, 2023: Retirement No Yes Independent Senators Group Yvonne Boyer: Non-affiliated Ontario March 15, 2018: Trudeau, J. Incumbent No Yes Independent Senators Group Patrick Brazeau: Non-affiliated Quebec January 8, 2009: Harper Incumbent Yes Yes
California's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 43 Democrats and 9 Republicans. The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the 11th district, having served in the House since 1987.