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The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. [2] By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is dominant, with the Senate rarely opposing its will. The Senate reviews ...
Name Party Electoral district First elected/previously elected Blake Richards: Conservative: Banff—Airdrie: 2008 Damien Kurek: Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot
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 directly elected. A new parliament ...
The Parliament of Canada was based on the Westminster model (that is, the model of the Parliament of the United Kingdom). Unlike the UK Parliament, the powers of the Parliament of Canada were limited in that other powers were assigned exclusively to the provincial legislatures. The Parliament of Canada also remained subordinate to the British ...
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.
The bicameral Parliament of Canada consists of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Currently, the Senate, which is frequently described as providing regional representation, has 105 members appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister to serve until age 75.
Name Party Electoral district MP since Ed Fast: Conservative: Abbotsford: 2006 Terry Beech ‡: Liberal: Burnaby North—Seymour: 2015 Jagmeet Singh
Acts of the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, 1873 to 1900 at Canadiana.org; Acts of the Parliament (of the Dominion) of Canada, 1901 to 1997 at the Internet Archive; Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1987 to 2022 at the Government of Canada Publications catalogue. Official Justice Laws Website of the Canadian Department of Justice