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House of Commons of Canada

Index House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. [1]

152 relations: Albert Pollard, Alberta, André Arthur, Andrew Scheer, Anglo-Norman language, Arms of Canada, Bardish Chagger, Bloc Québécois, Board of Internal Economy, Brian Mulroney, British Columbia, By-election, Cabinet of Canada, Canada 2011 Census, Canada Act 1982, Canada Elections Act, Canadian dollar, Canadian federal election, 2011, Canadian federal election, 2015, Canadian Heraldic Authority, Canadian House of Commons Page Program, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian nationality law, Canadian order of precedence, Candice Bergen (politician), Centre Block, Ceremonial mace, Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Herald of Canada, Chuck Cadman, Clerk of the House of Commons (Canada), Climate change, Cloture, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Colonial Office, Confederation Building (Ottawa), Conservative Party of Canada, Constitution Act, 1867, Constitution of Canada, CPAC (TV channel), Crown attorney, Debate chamber, Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons, Derek Lee (politician), Division of the assembly, Elections Canada, Electoral district (Canada), Escutcheon (heraldry), First-past-the-post voting, Fixed election dates in Canada, ..., French language, General election, Geoff Regan, Gilbert Parent, Goods and services tax (Canada), Government of Canada, Governor General of Canada, Green Party of Canada, Hansard, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Imperial State Crown, Independent politician, Joe Clark, John Abbott, John Allen Fraser, John Nunziata, Joint address (Canada), Justice Building, Justin Trudeau, King–Byng affair, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada), Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), Legislature, Liberal Party of Canada, Library of Parliament, List of Canadian federal electoral districts, List of Canadian federal general elections, List of Canadian federal parliaments, List of House members of the 38th Parliament of Canada, List of House members of the 39th Parliament of Canada, List of House members of the 40th Parliament of Canada, List of House members of the 41st Parliament of Canada, List of House members of the 42nd Parliament of Canada, List of Members of the Canadian House of Commons with military service, List of political parties in Canada, Lower house, Mace (bludgeon), Mackenzie Bowell, Manitoba, Member of parliament, Minister of the Crown, Minority government, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Motion of no confidence, New Brunswick, New Democratic Party, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Official Opposition (Canada), Official party status, Ontario, Opposition House Leader, Ottawa, Palace of Westminster, Parliament Hill, Parliament of Canada, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Paul Martin, Peter Milliken, Plurality voting, Point of order, Portcullis, Prime minister, Prime Minister of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Procedural officers and senior officials of the parliament of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Provinces and territories of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Québec debout, Quebec, Question Period, Quorum, Responsible house, Robert Watt, Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, Saskatchewan, Senate of Canada, Serge Joyal, Serjeant-at-arms, Snap election, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, St Edward's Crown, Statute of Westminster 1931, Streaming media, Supreme Court of Canada, University of Toronto Press, Upper house, West Block, Westminster system, Whip (politics), Women in the 39th Canadian Parliament, Women in the 40th Canadian Parliament, Women in the 41st Canadian Parliament, Women in the 42nd Canadian Parliament, Yukon, 41st Canadian Parliament, 42nd Canadian Parliament, 43rd Canadian federal election. Expand index (102 more) »

Albert Pollard

Albert Frederick Pollard (16 December 1869 – 3 August 1948) was a British historian who specialized in the Tudor period.

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Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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André Arthur

André Arthur (born December 21, 1943) is a Canadian radio host and politician.

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Andrew Scheer

Andrew James Scheer (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004 and as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition since 2017.

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Anglo-Norman language

Anglo-Norman, also known as Anglo-Norman French, is a variety of the Norman language that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in the British Isles during the Anglo-Norman period.

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Arms of Canada

The Arms of Canada (Armoiries du Canada), also known as the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada or formally as the Arms of Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada (Armoiries de Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada), is, since 1921, the official coat of arms of the Canadian monarch and thus also of Canada.

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Bardish Chagger

Bardish Chagger (born April 6, 1980) is a Canadian politician who is the current Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism and the Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo.

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Bloc Québécois

The Bloc Québécois (BQ) is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty.

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Board of Internal Economy

The Board of Internal Economy is the body that governs the administrative and financial policies of the House of Commons of Canada.

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Brian Mulroney

Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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By-election

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections (known as special elections in the United States, and bypolls in India), are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

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Cabinet of Canada

The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada) is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada.

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Canada 2011 Census

The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011.

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Canada Act 1982

The Canada Act 1982 (1982 c. 11) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was passed (as stated in the preamble) at the request of the Parliament of Canada, to "patriate" Canada's constitution, ending the necessity for the British parliament to be involved in making changes to the Constitution of Canada.

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Canada Elections Act

The Canada Elections Act (the Act) (full title: "An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts") is an Act of the Parliament of Canada which regulates the election of members of parliament to the House of Commons of Canada.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Canadian federal election, 2011

The 2011 Canadian federal election (formally the 41st Canadian general election) was held Monday, May 2, 2011, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Canadian Parliament.

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Canadian federal election, 2015

The 2015 Canadian federal election (formally the 42nd Canadian general election) was held on October 19, 2015, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

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Canadian Heraldic Authority

The Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA; L'Autorité héraldique du Canada) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Canadian monarch, whose authority is exercised by the Governor General of Canada.

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Canadian House of Commons Page Program

A House of Commons Page is a non-partisan employee of the House of Commons of Canada.

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Canadian Museum of Nature

The Canadian Museum of Nature (Musée canadien de la nature), formerly called the National Museum of Natural Sciences, official website.

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Canadian nationality law

Canadian nationality law is promulgated by the Citizenship Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29) since 1977.

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Canadian order of precedence

The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the governing institutions of Canada.

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Candice Bergen (politician)

Candice Marie Bergen (born September 28, 1964) is a Canadian federal politician.

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Centre Block

The Centre Block (in French: Édifice du Centre) is the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of a number of members of parliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.

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Ceremonial mace

A ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to represent the official's authority.

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Chief Electoral Officer (Canada)

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (Directeur général des élections du Canada) is the person responsible for the administration of elections, referenda and other aspects of the electoral system in Canada.

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Chief Herald of Canada

Chief Herald of Canada is the title held by the head of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

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Chuck Cadman

Charles "Chuck" Cadman (February 21, 1948July 9, 2005) was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia.

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Clerk of the House of Commons (Canada)

The Clerk of the House of Commons is the senior administrative officer in the House of Commons of Canada.

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Climate change

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years).

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Cloture

Cloture, closure, or, informally, a guillotine is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.

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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, from 1955 the Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a social-democraticThese sources describe the CCF as a social-democratic political party.

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Colonial Office

The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created to deal with the colonial affairs of British North America but needed also to oversee the increasing number of colonies of the British Empire.

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Confederation Building (Ottawa)

The Confederation Building is a gothic revival office building designed by Richard Cotsman Wright and Thomas W. Fuller in Ottawa, Canada.

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Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada (Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a political party in Canada.

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Constitution Act, 1867

The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3 (U.K.), R.S.C. 1985, App.

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Constitution of Canada

The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions.

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CPAC (TV channel)

The Cable Public Affairs Channel (La Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble), better known by its acronym CPAC, is a Canadian Category A cable and satellite specialty television channel owned by a consortium that includes among other part-owners Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Vidéotron, Cogeco and Eastlink.

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Crown attorney

Crown Attorneys or Crown Counsel (or, in Alberta and New Brunswick, Crown Prosecutors) are the prosecutors in the legal system of Canada.

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Debate chamber

A debate chamber is a room for people to discuss and debate.

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Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons

The Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons acts as assistant to the Clerk in the administration of the House of Commons of Canada.

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Derek Lee (politician)

Derek Vincent Lee (born October 2, 1948) is a lawyer and a former politician in Canada.

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Division of the assembly

In parliamentary procedure, a division of the assembly, division of the house, or simply division is a method for taking a better estimate of a vote than a voice vote.

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Elections Canada

Elections Canada (Élections Canada) is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada.

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Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a "constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based.

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Escutcheon (heraldry)

In heraldry, an escutcheon is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Fixed election dates in Canada

In Canada, some jurisdictions have passed legislation fixing election dates, so that elections occur on a more regular cycle (usually every four years) and the date of a forthcoming election is publicly known.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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General election

A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen.

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Geoff Regan

Geoffrey Paul "Geoff" Regan (born 22 November 1959) is a Canadian politician, member of parliament for Halifax West and the current Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Gilbert Parent

Gilbert "Gib" Parent, (July 25, 1935 – March 3, 2009) was a Canadian Member of Parliament.

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Goods and services tax (Canada)

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) (taxe sur les produits et services, TPS) is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada), formally Her Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal administration of Canada.

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Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada (Gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the.

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Green Party of Canada

The Green Party of Canada (Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada that was founded in 1983.

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Hansard

Hansard is the traditional name of the transcripts of Parliamentary Debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Imperial State Crown

The Imperial State Crown is one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and symbolises the sovereignty of the monarch.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Joe Clark

Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian elder statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979 to March 3, 1980.

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John Abbott

Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893), was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the third Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1891 to 1892.

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John Allen Fraser

John Allen Fraser, (born December 15, 1931) is a retired Canadian parliamentarian and former Speaker of the House of Commons.

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John Nunziata

John Nunziata (born January 4, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.

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Joint address (Canada)

A joint address is a special procedure of the Canadian parliament in which members of the House of Commons and Senate sit jointly in the former chamber, which, for the occasion, becomes an auditorium.

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Justice Building

The Justice Building designed by Thomas W. Fuller in Ottawa is so-called because it was previously home to the Department of Justice (Canada).

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Justin Trudeau

Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.

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King–Byng affair

The King–Byng affair was a Canadian constitutional crisis that occurred in 1926, when the Governor General of Canada, the Lord Byng of Vimy, refused a request by his prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, to dissolve parliament and call a general election.

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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)

The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, more commonly known as the Government House Leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada.

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Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)

The Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté) is the leader of Canada's Official Opposition, the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons but is not the governing party or part of the governing coalition.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federal political party in Canada.

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Library of Parliament

The Library of Parliament (Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada.

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List of Canadian federal electoral districts

This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2013 Representation Order.

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List of Canadian federal general elections

This article provides a summary of results for the general (all seats contested) elections to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada.

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List of Canadian federal parliaments

The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the Government of Canada.

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List of House members of the 38th Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 38th Parliament of Canada (October 4, 2004 to November 29, 2005).

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List of House members of the 39th Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 39th Parliament of Canada (April 3, 2006 to September 7, 2008).

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List of House members of the 40th Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 40th Canadian Parliament (November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011).

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List of House members of the 41st Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 41st Canadian Parliament (June 2, 2011 to August 2, 2015).

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List of House members of the 42nd Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

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List of Members of the Canadian House of Commons with military service

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List of political parties in Canada

This article lists political parties in Canada.

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Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.

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Mace (bludgeon)

A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful blows.

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Mackenzie Bowell

Sir Mackenzie Bowell (December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign or their viceroy.

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Minority government

A minority government, or minority cabinet or minority parliament, is a cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament.

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Monarchy of Canada

The monarchy of Canada is at the core of both Canada's federal structure and Westminster-style of parliamentary and constitutional democracy.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote which states that a person(s) in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position, perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.

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New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a social democraticThe party is widely described as social democratic.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Akamassiss; Newfoundland Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar) is the most easterly province of Canada.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (NT or NWT; French: les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, TNO; Athabaskan languages: Denendeh; Inuinnaqtun: Nunatsiaq; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for "New Scotland"; Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada.

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Nunavut

Nunavut (Inuktitut syllabics ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada.

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Official Opposition (Canada)

In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté) is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly that is not in government, either on its own or as part of a governing coalition.

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Official party status

Official party status refers to the Canadian practice of recognizing political parties in the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures.

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Ontario

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.

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Opposition House Leader

The Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons, more commonly known as the Opposition House Leader, is a member of the Official Opposition, not to be confused with the Leader of the Official Opposition, but is generally a senior member of the frontbench.

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Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada.

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Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill (Colline du Parlement), colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the national capital.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian politician who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from December 12, 2003, to February 6, 2006.

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Peter Milliken

Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician.

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Plurality voting

Plurality voting is an electoral system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most among their counterparts (a plurality) is elected.

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Point of order

In parliamentary procedure, a point of order is when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly.

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Portcullis

A portcullis (from the French porte coulissante, "sliding door") is a heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications, consisting of a latticed grille made of wood, metal, or a combination of the two, which slides down grooves inset within each jamb of the gateway.

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Prime minister

A prime minister is the head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.

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Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands.

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Procedural officers and senior officials of the parliament of Canada

The procedural officers and senior officials of the Parliament of Canada are responsible for the administration of the Senate and the House of Commons.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Public Services and Procurement Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada (formerly referred to as Public Works and Government Services Canada or the Department of Public Works and Government Services) is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration.

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Québec debout

Québec debout (Quebec Standing Up, or Quebec Stand Up), formerly the Groupe parlementaire québécois (Quebec Parliamentary Group) is a Quebec-based parliamentary group in the House of Commons of Canada that is in the process of registering as a political party.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Question Period

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer rises to question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 2017. Question Period (période des questions), known officially as Oral Questions (questions orales) occurs each sitting day in the House of Commons of Canada.

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Quorum

A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group.

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Responsible house

In parliamentary systems of government with multicameral legislatures, the responsible house is the legislative chamber to which the government of the day is accountable (or responsible, the origin of the term).

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Robert Watt

Robert Douglas Watt, (born 1945) is a Canadian former museum curator and officer of arms who served as the first Chief Herald of Canada.

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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, or the Royal Arms for short, is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General).

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Serge Joyal

Serge Joyal (born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian Senator.

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Serjeant-at-arms

A serjeant-at-arms, or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings.

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Snap election

A snap election is an election called earlier than expected.

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Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

The Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (Président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow Members of Parliament (MPs).

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St Edward's Crown

St Edward's Crown is the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

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Statute of Westminster 1931

The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and modified versions of it are now domestic law within Australia and Canada; it has been repealed in New Zealand and implicitly in former Dominions that are no longer Commonwealth realms.

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Streaming media

Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.

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Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada (Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system.

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University of Toronto Press

The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian scholarly publisher and book distributor founded in 1901.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature (or one of three chambers of a tricameral legislature), the other chamber being the lower house.

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West Block

The West Block (officially the Western Departmental Building; in French: Édifice administratif de l'ouest) is one of the three buildings on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing offices for parliamentarians, as well as some preserved pre-Confederation spaces.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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Whip (politics)

A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.

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Women in the 39th Canadian Parliament

Upon the dissolution of the 39th Canadian Parliament, 65 of the 308 seats (21.1 per cent) were held by women.

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Women in the 40th Canadian Parliament

The 40th Canadian Parliament contained a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 69 women elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2008 federal election.

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Women in the 41st Canadian Parliament

The 41st Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 76 women elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.

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Women in the 42nd Canadian Parliament

The 42nd Canadian Parliament includes a record number of female Members of Parliament, with 88 women elected to the 338-member House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election.

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Yukon

Yukon (also commonly called the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three federal territories (the other two are the Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

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41st Canadian Parliament

The 41st Canadian Parliament was in session from June 2, 2011 to August 2, 2015, with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 2011 federal election held on May 2, 2011.

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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.

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43rd Canadian federal election

The 43rd Canadian federal election (formally the 43rd Canadian general election) is scheduled to take place on or before October 21, 2019.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada

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