40th Canadian Parliament
| 40th Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority parliament | |||
| Nov. 18, 2008 – Mar. 26, 2011 | |||
Canadian Parliament (2010) | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper Feb. 6, 2006 – Nov. 4, 2015 | ||
| Cabinet | 28th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Stéphane Dion December 2, 2006 – December 10, 2008 | ||
| Hon. Michael Ignatieff December 10, 2008 – May 2, 2011 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | Bloc Québécois | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| Unrecognized | Progressive Conservative* | ||
| * Only in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Peter Milliken January 29, 2001 – June 2, 2011 | ||
| Government House leader | Hon. Jay Hill October 3, 2008 – August 6, 2010 | ||
| Hon. John Baird August 6, 2010 – May 2, 2011 | |||
| Opposition House leader | Hon. Ralph Goodale February 10, 2006 – September 10, 2010 | ||
| David McGuinty September 10, 2010 – May 26, 2011 | |||
| Members | 308 seats MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Noël A. Kinsella February 8, 2006 – November 26, 2014 | ||
| Government Senate leader | Hon. Marjory LeBreton February 6, 2006 - July 14, 2013 | ||
| Opposition Senate leader | Hon. Jim Cowan November 3, 2008 – November 5, 2015 | ||
| Senators | 105 seats senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | HM Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean September 27, 2005 – October 1, 2010 | ||
| HE Rt. Hon. David Johnston October 1, 2010 – October 2, 2017 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session November 18, 2008 – December 4, 2008 | |||
| 2nd session January 26, 2009 – December 30, 2009 | |||
| 3rd session March 3, 2010 – March 26, 2011 | |||
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The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011. It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history up to that point, that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008 federal election held on October 14, 2008. It was dissolved prior to the 2011 federal election.
There were three sessions of the 40th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | November 18, 2008 | December 4, 2008 |
| 2nd | January 26, 2009 | December 30, 2009 |
| 3rd | March 3, 2010 | March 26, 2011 |