36th Canadian Parliament

{{short description|Parliamentary term of the Parliament of Canada}}

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{{Infobox Canadian Parliament

| image = Royal Coat of Arms of Canada.svg

| jurisdiction = CA

| # = 36th

| type = Majority

| houseimage = Cdn1997.PNG

| senateimage = Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (36th Parliament).svg

| status = inactive

| term-begin = 1997-09-22

| term-end = 2000-10-22

| sc = Hon. Gilbert Parent

| scterm = {{Start date|1994|01|17}} – January 28, 2001

| pm = Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

| pm-begin = 1993-11-04

| pm-end = 2003-12-12

| lo = Hon. Preston Manning

| loterm = {{Start date|1997}} – {{End date|2000|03|26}}

| lo2 = Hon. Deborah Grey

| loterm2 = {{Start date|2000|03|27}} – {{End date|2000|09|10}}

| lo3 = Hon. Stockwell Day

| loterm3 = {{Start date|2000|09|11}} – {{End date|2001|12|11}}

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| ghl = Hon. Don Boudria

| ghlterm = {{Start date|1997|06|11}} – {{End date|2002|01|14}}

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| ohl = Hon. Randy White

| ohlterm = {{Start date|1997|06|20}} – {{End date|2000|01|30}}

| ohl2 = Hon. Chuck Strahl

| ohlterm2 = {{Start date|2000|02|01}} – {{End date|2001|04|24}}

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| ss = Hon. Gildas Molgat

| ssterm = {{Start date|1994|11|22}} – {{End date|2001|01|25}}

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| gsl = Hon. Alasdair Graham

| gslterm = {{Start date|1997|06|11}} – {{End date|1999|10|03}}

| gsl2 = Hon. Bernie Boudreau

| gslterm2 = {{Start date|1999|10|04}} – {{End date|2000|10|26}}

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| osl = Hon. John Lynch-Staunton

| oslterm = {{Start date|1993|12|15}} – {{End date|2004|09|30}}

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| party = Liberal Party

| party2 = Reform Party*

| party2sen = Progressive Conservative Party

| party3 = Bloc Québécois

| party4 = New Democratic Party

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| partyfootnote1 = Changed its name to Canadian Alliance partway through the Parliament.

| sessionbegin = {{Start date|1997|09|22}}

| sessionend = {{End date|1999|09|18}}

| sessionbegin2 = {{Start date|1999|10|12}}

| sessionend2 = {{End date|2000|10|22}}

| monarch = Elizabeth II

| monarchterm = 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022

| viceroy = Roméo LeBlanc

| viceroyterm = 8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999

| viceroy2 = Adrienne Clarkson

| viceroyterm2 = 7 October 1999 – 27 September 2005

| ministry = 26th Canadian Ministry

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| ministrybegin = {{Start date|1993|11|4}}

| ministryend = {{End date|2003|12|12}}

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| members = 301

| senators = 104

| lastparl = 35th

| nextparl = 37th

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Image:Jean Chrétien 1993.jpg was Prime Minister during the 36th Canadian Parliament.]]

The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.

The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held official party status. Although five major parties ran for the 35th Parliament, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party both failed to win official party status in that parliament.

There were two sessions of the 36th Parliament:

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Session !Start !End
1st | September 22, 1997 | September 18, 1999
2nd | October 12, 1999 | October 22, 2000

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