44th Canadian Parliament

44th Parliament of Canada
44th Parliament of Canada
Minority parliament
22 November 2021 – present
Parliament leaders
Prime; Minister; (cabinet)	Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau; (29th Canadian Ministry); 4 Nov. 2015 – present
Leader of the; Opposition	Hon. Erin O'Toole; 24 Aug. 2020 – 2 Feb. 2022
	Hon. Candice Bergen; 2 Feb. 2022 – present
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Conservative Party
Recognized	Bloc Québécois
	New Democratic Party
	Independent Senators Group*
	Canadian Senators Group*
	Progressive Senate Group*
Unrecognized	Green Party
	* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
	; Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the; Commons	Hon. Anthony Rota;
Government; House Leader	Hon. Mark Holland;
Members	338 MP seats; List of members
Senate
	; Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the; Senate	Hon. George Furey; 3 December 2015 – present
Government; Senate Rep.	Hon. Marc Gold; 24 January 2020 – present
Opposition; Senate Leader	Hon. Don Plett; 5 November 2019 – present
Senators	105 senator seats; List of senators
Sessions
	1st Session; 22 November 2021 –
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The 44th Canadian Parliament is the current session of the Parliament of Canada, which began on 22 November 2021, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2021 federal election held on 20 September 2021. Parliament officially resumed on 22 November 2021, with the re-election of Speaker, Anthony Rota, followed by a Speech from the Throne by the Governor-General the following day.

Timeline[]

House of Commons - Changes in seats held
Seat	Before				Change
Seat	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Spadina—Fort York	November 22, 2021	Kevin Vuong	█ Liberal	Excluded from caucus			█ Independent

2021[]

20 September 2021: In the 44th Canadian federal election, the incumbent Liberal Party won the most seats in the House of Commons, but failed to reach a majority government.^[1]
26 October 2021: The new Ministry was sworn-in, the first overseen by Governor General Mary Simon.^[2]
22 November 2021: Opening of the 44th Parliament, and election of the Honourable Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons.^[3]

2022[]

2 February 2022: Erin O'Toole is removed as the leader of the Conservative Party, and consequently as the Leader of the Official Opposition, in a caucus vote.^[4]
21 February 2022: The House of Commons voted to confirm the Emergencies Act, with 185 for and 151 opposing the motion. The act was invoked in relation to the convoy protests in Ottawa and at border points.^[5]
23 February 2022: The equivalent Emergencies Act confirmation motion in the Senate is withdrawn without a vote by Representative of the Government in the Senate, Marc Gold, following the revocation of the Emergencies Act by the government earlier that day.^[6]

Standings[]

Standings in the 44th Canadian Parliament
Affiliation		House Members			Senate Members
Affiliation		2021 Election Results	Current	+/–	On Election Day 2021	Current	+/–
	Liberal	160	159	1^[7]	–	–
	Conservative	119	119		18	16	2^[8]
	Bloc Québécois	32	32		–	–
	New Democratic	25	25		–	–
	Green	2	2		–	–
	Independent	0	1	1	9	6	3
	Independent Senators Group	–	–		40	42	2
	Progressive Senate Group	–	–		14	14
	Canadian Senators Group	–	–		13	13
Total members		338	338		94	91	3
	Vacant	–	–		11	14	3
Total seats		338		–	105		–

References[]

^ Tasker, John Paul (20 September 2021). "Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
^ Catharine Tunney (25 October 2021). "Anand to defence, Joly to foreign affairs: Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup". CBC. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "NewsAlert: MPs re-elect Liberal Anthony Rota to be House of Commons Speaker". INFOnews. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ Tasker, John Paul (2 February 2022). "Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader". CBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Major, Darren (21 February 2022). "Emergencies Act passes crucial House of Commons vote with NDP support". CBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "MOTION TO CONFIRM THE DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC ORDER EMERGENCY WITHDRAWN" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. 23 February 2022. p. 686.
^ Burke, Ashley (22 September 2021). "Expelled Liberal candidate says he'll sit as an Independent as angry voters call for byelection". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021.
^ Neary, Derek (4 February 2022). "Senator Patterson leaves Conservative caucus in protest: media report". NNSL Media. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[1] Tasker, John Paul (20 September 2021). "Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[2] Catharine Tunney (25 October 2021). "Anand to defence, Joly to foreign affairs: Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup". CBC. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[3] "NewsAlert: MPs re-elect Liberal Anthony Rota to be House of Commons Speaker". INFOnews. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[4] Tasker, John Paul (2 February 2022). "Conservative MPs vote to remove Erin O'Toole as leader". CBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[5] Major, Darren (21 February 2022). "Emergencies Act passes crucial House of Commons vote with NDP support". CBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[6] "MOTION TO CONFIRM THE DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC ORDER EMERGENCY WITHDRAWN" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. 23 February 2022. p. 686.

[kvoung-7] Burke, Ashley (22 September 2021). "Expelled Liberal candidate says he'll sit as an Independent as angry voters call for byelection". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021.

[8] Neary, Derek (4 February 2022). "Senator Patterson leaves Conservative caucus in protest: media report". NNSL Media. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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