38th Canadian Parliament

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

{{Infobox Canadian Parliament

| image = Royal Coat of Arms of Canada.svg

| # = 38th

| type = minority

| status = inactive

| term-begin = 2004-10-4

| term-end = 2005-11-29

| party = Liberal Party

| party2 = Conservative Party

| party3 = Bloc Québécois

| party4 = New Democratic Party

| unrecparty1 = Progressive Conservative*

| partyfootnote1 = Only in the Senate.

| houseimage = Elec2004.PNG

| senateimage = Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (38th Parliament).svg

| sc = Hon. Peter Milliken

| scterm = {{Start date|2001|1|29}} – {{End date|2011|6|2}}

| pm = Rt. Hon. Paul Martin

| pm-begin = 2003-12-12

| pm-end = 2006-02-06

| lo = Hon. Stephen Harper

| loterm = {{Start date|2004|3|20}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}

| ss = Hon. Dan Hays

| ssterm = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}

| sessionbegin = {{Start date|2004|10|4}}

| sessionend = {{End date|2005|11|29}}

| ministry = 27th Canadian Ministry

| ministrybegin = {{Start date|2003|12|12}}

| ministryend = {{End date|2006|2|6}}

| members = 308 seats

| senators = 105 seats

| lastparl = 37th

| nextparl = 39th

| jurisdiction = CA

| ghl = Hon. Tony Valeri

| ghlterm = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2005|11|29}}

| ohl = Hon. John Douglas Reynolds

| ohlterm = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2005|1|27}}

| ohl2 = Jay D. Hill

| ohlterm2 = {{Start date|2005|1|30}} – {{End date|2005|11|29}}

| gsl = Hon. Jacob Austin

| gslterm = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}

| osl = Hon. Noël Kinsella

| oslterm = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}

| monarch = HM Elizabeth II

| monarchterm = 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022

| viceroy = HE Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson

| viceroyterm = {{Start date|1999|10|07}} – {{End date|2005|09|27}}

| viceroy2 = HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean

| viceroyterm2 = {{Start date|2005|09|27}} – {{End date|2010|10|01}}

}}

The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004, until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power. It was dissolved prior to the 2006 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Paul Martin and the 27th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper.

The Speaker was Peter Milliken. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There was one session of the 38th Parliament:

class="wikitable"

!Session

!Start

!End

1st

| October 4, 2004

| November 29, 2005

The parliament was dissolved following a vote of non-confidence passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois. Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the next parliament.

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
colspan=2 rowspan=2\|Affiliation !colspan=2\|House members !colspan=2\|Senate members
2004 election results !At dissolution !On election day 2004Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called. !At dissolution {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal\|row-name}} \|135 \|133 \|64 \|67 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative\|row-name}} \|99 \|98 \|25 \|23 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|BQ\|row-name}} \|54 \|53 \|0 \|0 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|NDP\|row-name}} \|19 \|18 \|0 \|1 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Independent\|row-name}} \|1 \|4 \|4 \|5 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Senate PC\|row-name\|short}} \|0 \|0 \|3 \|5
colspan=2\|Total members \|308 \|306 \|96 \|101 {{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Vacant\|row-name}} \|0 \|2 \|9 \|4
colspan=2\|Total seats \|colspan=2\|308 \|colspan=2\|105

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colspan=2 rowspan=2|Affiliation

!colspan=2|House members

!colspan=2|Senate members

2004 election
results

!At dissolution

!On election
day 2004Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.

!At dissolution

|135

|133

|64

|67

|99

|98

|25

|23

|54

|53

|19

|18

colspan=2|Total members

|308

|306

|96

|101

colspan=2|Total seats

|colspan=2|308

|colspan=2|105

Bills of the 38th Parliament

Important bills of the 38th parliament included:

Bill C-32 – the Department of Foreign Affairs Act to split DFAIT in two departments, was a surprise defeat for the government
Bill C-38 – the Civil Marriage Act, legalized Same-sex marriage across Canada.
Bill C-43 – the Canadian federal budget, 2005
Bill C-48 – an NDP add-on to the 2005 budget

[http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/Home.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=38&Ses=1&ParliamentSession=38-1&Page=1 Complete list of bills]

Members

{{main|List of House members of the 38th Parliament of Canada|List of senators in the 38th Parliament of Canada}}

MPs who changed political parties

In early 2005 Ontario Member of Parliament (MP) Belinda Stronach crossed the floor to the Liberal Party after running for Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and coming in second to Stephen Harper. She ended her public relationship with Conservative MP Peter MacKay.

Officeholders

= Speakers =

Hon. Peter Milliken (the Liberal member for Kingston and the Islands) was re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada by acclamation on October 4, 2004.{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=Speakers of the Canadian House of Commons|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/SP-BL/hoc-cdc/index.asp?Language=E|access-date=2007-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113212348/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/SP-BL/hoc-cdc/index.asp?Language=E|archive-date=2007-11-13|url-status=dead}}
Hon. Daniel Hays (a Liberal Senator for Alberta) was the Speaker of the Senate .{{Cite web |title=The Hon. Daniel Hays |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=61f595a5-1fc9-44c7-9931-0265e3376352&Language=E|access-date=2008-09-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080927234642/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=61f595a5-1fc9-44c7-9931-0265e3376352&Language=E| archive-date= 27 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

== Other chair occupants ==

House of Commons

Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole – Hon Chuck Strahl (the Conservative Member for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon).{{cite web

|title = Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Hon Chuck Strahl

|publisher = Parliament of Canada website

|url = http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78845&SubSubject=1004&Language=E

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130101052458/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78845&SubSubject=1004&Language=E

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 2013-01-01

|access-date = 2008-09-08

}}

Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – Marcel Proulx (the Liberal Member for Hull—Aylmer).{{cite web

|title = Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Marcel Proulx

|publisher = Parliament of Canada website

|url = http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78429&SubSubject=1004&Language=E

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130101035523/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78429&SubSubject=1004&Language=E

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 2013-01-01

|access-date = 2008-09-08

}}

Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – Jean Augustine (the Liberal Member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore).{{cite web

| title =Officers and Officials of Parliament – Political Officers – House of Commons – Assistant Deputy Chairs of Committees of the Whole 1967 to Date

| publisher =Parliament of Canada website

| url =http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/AssistantDeputyChairs.aspx

| access-date =2007-12-02

| archive-date =2007-09-21

| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070921151237/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/AssistantDeputyChairs.aspx

| url-status =dead

}}

Senate

Hon. Shirley Maheu was the Speaker pro tempore of the Senate of Canada, (a Liberal Senator for Quebec).{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6b88107b-4cfd-4fd4-8ee0-5a7d6048936a&Language=E |title=The Hon. Shirley Maheu |publisher=Parliament of Canada website |access-date=2008-09-12 |archive-date=2008-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927234647/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6b88107b-4cfd-4fd4-8ee0-5a7d6048936a&Language=E |url-status=dead }}

=Leaders=

Prime Minister of Canada: Rt. Hon. Paul Martin (Liberal)
Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Stephen Harper (Conservative)
Bloc Québécois leader: Gilles Duceppe
New Democratic Party leader: Hon. Jack Layton

{{further|28th Canadian Ministry|Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada|Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada|New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada}}

=Floor leaders=

The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament:{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/ParliamentaryLeaders/Party.aspx |title=Party House Leaders |access-date=2007-11-04 |author=Government of Canada |date=2007-01-15 |work=ParlInfo |publisher=Library of Parliament}}

House of Commons

Government House Leader: Hon. Tony Valeri
Opposition House Leader:
#Hon. John Douglas Reynolds (to January 27, 2005)
#Jay D. Hill (from January 30, 2005)
Bloc Québécois House leader: Michel Gauthier
New Democratic Party House leader: Libby Davies

Senate

=Whips=

The party whips in this party were as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/Whips.aspx |title=House of Commons Whips}}{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/Senate/GovernmentWhips.aspx |title=Senate Whips |access-date=2008-09-12 |archive-date=2008-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011011/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/Senate/GovernmentWhips.aspx |url-status=dead }}

House of Commons

Chief Government Whip: Hon. Karen Redman
Official Opposition Whip:
#Jay D. Hill (to January 27, 2005)
#Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson (from January 28, 2005)
Bloc Québécois Whip: Michel Guimond
New Democratic Party Whip: Yvon Godin

Senate

Government Whip: Hon. Rose-Marie Losier-Cool
Opposition Whip: Hon. Marjory LeBreton

By-elections

References

{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=27th Ministry|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/related/federal/27min-e.asp|access-date=2006-12-01|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5Prjh1d2H?url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/related/federal/27min-e.asp|archive-date=2007-06-25|url-status=dead}}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|work=Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament|title=38th Parliament|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpsparl.asp?Language=E&parl=90|access-date=2006-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219235734/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpsparl.asp?Language=E&parl=90|archive-date=19 December 2006|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=Duration of Sessions|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/parliament/Sessions.aspx|access-date=2006-05-12|archive-date=2007-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114112755/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/parliament/Sessions.aspx|url-status=dead}}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=General Elections |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/House/asp/Elections.asp?Language=E&gen=Y&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504214348/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/House/asp/Elections.asp?Language=E&Hist=Y&gen=Y |archive-date=2006-05-04 }}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Key Dates for each Parliament |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050914163314/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |archive-date=2005-09-14 }}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/OppLeader.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311060420/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/OppLeader.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |archive-date=2007-03-11 }}
{{Cite web |author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |access-date=2007-04-24 |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/lists/PartyStandingsHistoric.aspx?Menu=SEN-Politic&Section=b571082f-7b2d-4d6a-b30a-b6025a9cbb98 |title=Party Standings (1974 to date): At the Senate}}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Prime Ministers of Canada |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/pm/index.asp?Language=E¶m=pi¶m2=gen |access-date=2006-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427095217/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/pm/index.asp?Language=E¶m=pi¶m2=gen |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=dead }}
{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Speakers |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/hf-parl-off/index.asp?Language=E¶m=24&id=13&id2=29 |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917033025/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/hf-parl-off/index.asp?Language=E |archive-date=2006-09-17 }}

External links

[http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/house/members/CurrentMemberList.asp?Language=E&Parl=38&Ses=1&Sect=hoccur&Order=PersonOfficialLastName Members of the House of Commons]
[http://www.thedemos.ca/government Write to Members of Parliament]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Succession

Category:2004 establishments in Canada

Category:2005 disestablishments in Canada

Category:Paul Martin