Parliamentary term of the Parliament of Canada
38th Parliament of Canada Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Paul Martin 12 Dec 2003 – 6 Feb 2006 Cabinet 27th Canadian Ministry Leader of the Opposition Hon. Stephen Harper March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20 ) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06 ) Government Liberal Party Opposition Conservative Party Recognized Bloc Québécois New Democratic Party Unrecognized Progressive Conservative ** Only in the Senate. Seating arrangements of the House of CommonsSpeaker of the Commons Hon. Peter Milliken January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29 ) – June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02 ) Government House Leader Hon. Tony Valeri October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29 ) Opposition House Leader Hon. John Douglas Reynolds October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27 ) Jay D. Hill January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30 ) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29 ) Members 308 seats MP seatsList of members Seating arrangements of the SenateSpeaker of the Senate Hon. Dan Hays October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06 ) Government Senate Leader Hon. Jacob Austin October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06 ) Opposition Senate Leader Hon. Noël Kinsella October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06 ) Senators 105 seats senator seatsList of senators Monarch HM Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 Governor General HE Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07 ) – September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27 ) HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27 ) – October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01 ) 1st session October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04 ) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29 )
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:
Bills of the 38th Parliament
Important bills of the 38th parliament included:
Complete list of bills
Members
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
Other chair occupants
House of Commons
Senate
Leaders
Floor leaders
The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament:[ 8]
House of Commons
Senate
Whips
The party whips in this party were as follows:[ 9] [ 10]
House of Commons
Senate
By-elections
See also
References
External links
Succession
Parliaments House members Senate members Women
Bloc Québécois (Gilles Duceppe )
Canadian Action (Connie Fogal , candidates )
Christian Heritage (Ron Gray, candidates )
Communist (Miguel Figueroa , candidates )
Conservative (Stephen Harper , candidates )
Green (Jim Harris , candidates )
Independent candidates
Liberal (Paul Martin , candidates )
Marijuana (Marc-Boris St-Maurice , candidates )
Marxist–Leninist (Sandra L. Smith, candidates )
New Democrats (Jack Layton , candidates )
Progressive Canadian (Ernie Schreiber , candidates )
Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons .
Bloc Québécois (Gilles Duceppe , candidates )
Canadian Action (Connie Fogal , candidates )
Christian Heritage (Ron Gray, candidates )
Communist (Miguel Figueroa , candidates )
Conservative (Stephen Harper , candidates )
Green (Jim Harris , candidates )
Independent candidates
Liberal (Paul Martin , candidates )
Libertarian (Jean-Serge Brisson , candidates )
Marijuana (Blair Longley , candidates )
Marxist–Leninist (Sandra L. Smith, candidates )
New Democrats (Jack Layton , candidates )
Progressive Canadian (Tracy Parsons, candidates )
Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons .