38th Canadian Parliament

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Infobox Canadian Parliament 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:

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:

Affiliation		House members		Senate members
		2004 election results	At dissolution	On election day 2004<ref>Members 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.</ref>	At dissolution	135	133	64	67	99	98	25	23	54	53	0	0	19	18	0	1	1	4	4	5	0	0	3	5
Total members		308	306	96	101	0	2	9	4
Total seats		308		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

Complete list of bills

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.<ref name="house speakers">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Hon. Daniel Hays (a Liberal Senator for Alberta) was the Speaker of the Senate .<ref name="senate speakers">Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – Marcel Proulx (the Liberal Member for Hull—Aylmer).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – Jean Augustine (the Liberal Member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Senate

• Hon. Shirley Maheu was the Speaker pro tempore of the Senate of Canada, (a Liberal Senator for Quebec).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

Floor leaders

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House of Commons

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

Senate

• Leader of the Government in the Senate: Hon. Jacob Austin
• Leader of the Opposition in the Senate: Hon. Noël Kinsella

Whips

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House of Commons

• Chief Government Whip: Hon. Karen Redman
• Official Opposition Whip:
  1. Jay D. Hill (to January 27, 2005)
  2. 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

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See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• List of Canadian federal parliaments

References

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External links

• Members of the House of Commons
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