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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]
30th Parliament of Canada. 31st Parliament of Canada. 32nd Parliament of Canada. 33rd Parliament of Canada. 34th Parliament of Canada. 35th Parliament of Canada. 36th Parliament of Canada. 37th Parliament of Canada. 38th Parliament of Canada.
Senate of Canada. 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 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime ...
Women have served in the Canadian Senate since Senator Cairine Wilson was first appointed to the Senate by the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1930. [1] Since then, women have represented every province and territory in the Senate except for Nunavut .
Only Prime Ministers John A. Macdonald, John Thompson, Pierre Trudeau, and Paul Martin recommended with any frequency the appointment of senators belonging to opposition parties; all together, only six opposition senators have been appointed on the recommendation of other prime ministers. Of those six, only four have been from the party forming ...
List of Canadian federal parliaments. The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is ...
Ontario (Toronto-Centre-York) January 13, 1984: Trudeau, P. E. August 12, 2018: Retirement Yes No Independent Senators Group Jane Cordy: Liberal (Senate caucus) Nova Scotia June 9, 2000: Chrétien Incumbent Yes Yes René Cormier: Non-affiliated Manitoba November 10, 2016: Trudeau, J. Incumbent No Yes Independent Senators Group Jim Cowan
This is a list of past and present members of the Senate of Canada representing the ... Toronto November 10, 1964 ... Independent Senators Group: Toronto Centre ...