43rd Canadian Parliament

The 43rd Canadian Parliament is the current session of the Parliament of Canada, which began on December 5, 2019, following the 2019 federal election held on October 21, 2019.

43rd Parliament of Canada
Minority parliament
December 5, 2019 – present
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
(cabinet)		Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau
(29th Canadian Ministry)
4 November 2015 – present
Leader of the
Opposition		Hon. Andrew Scheer
27 May 2017 – present
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
Third partiesBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
Independent Senators Group*
Canadian Senators Group*
Progressive Senate Group*
UnrecognizedGreen Party
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Hon. Anthony Rota
5 December 2019 – present
Government
House Leader		Hon. Pablo Rodríguez
20 November 2019 – present
Opposition
House Leader		Hon. Candice Bergen
15 September 2016 – present
Members338 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
Senators105 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – present
Governor
General		HE Rt. Hon. Julie Payette
2 October 2017 – present
Sessions
1st Session
5 December 2019 –
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History

Among the first pieces of legislation adopted in the 43rd Parliament was the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act. Its passage was expedited as the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was aware of the impending closure and lockdown measures due to COVID-19.[1] Later that same day, on March 13, 2020, the sitting Members of Parliament agreed unanimously to shut Parliament's doors for five weeks (pursuant to Standing Order 28) because of the developing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

In the spring of 2020, Kitchener South-Hespeler MP Marwan Tabbara was charged with two counts of assault, one count of breaking and entering and committing an indictable offence, and one count of criminal harassment. Tabbara had been arrested, briefly jailed, and released on bail in April 2020, but these events did not come to light -- including the awareness of the Liberal caucus, or the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- until two months later, in June 2020, as the information was not released to the public. Tabbara's bail hearing was conducted remotely by a Justice of the Peace in London, Ontario, 120 kilometres away from the jailhouse Tabbara occupied. After the news was made public, Tabbara either left or was ejected from the Liberal Party caucus, and now sits as an independent MP.[3][4]

On August 4, 2020, York Centre MP Michael Levitt announced he would be resigning as an MP, effective September 1, 2020, to become the President and CEO of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies.[5]

COVID-19
Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Main article: Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

During spring of 2020, special sittings of parliament are occasionally in session during the Covid-19 pandemic. Each party contributes a limited number of members, who sit on an as agreed upon basis.[6]

Party standings
Standings in the 43rd Canadian Parliament
Affiliation House Members Senate Members
2019 Election Results As of 5 June 2020 Change On Election Day 2019 As of 21 May 2020 Change
Liberal 157 156 1 – –
Conservative 121 121 29 21 8
Bloc Québécois 32 32 – –
New Democratic 24 24 – –
Green 3 3 – –
Independent 1 2 1 7 5 2
Independent Senators Group – – 57 48 9
Senate Liberal Caucus – – 9 – 9
Canadian Senators Group – – – 13 13
Progressive Senate Group – – – 9 9
Total members 338 338 102 96 6
Vacant – 0 3 9 6
Total seats 338 105

Representation by Province/Territory

House of Commons

For background on the current representation, see:

  1. The representation acts in the List of Canadian constitutional documents
  2. Elections Canada's history on the representation formula (including the 1985 Representation Act, but any subsequent acts such as the 1999 Constitution Act or the 2011 Fair Representation Act).[7]
  3. Canadian Parliamentary Review's proposal for fairer representation for small provinces (around the time of the 2011 representation formula revision).[8]
Province / Territory Number of MPs
(ridings)[9]		 Percentage
of seats		 '000s persons per MP

(est. July 2019)[10]

Alberta 34 10.1% 128.6
British Columbia 42 12.4% 120.7
Manitoba 14 4.1% 97.8
New Brunswick 10 3.0% 77.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 2.1% 74.5
Northwest Territories 1 0.3% 44.8
Nova Scotia 11 3.3% 88.3
Nunavut 1 0.3% 38.8
Ontario 121 35.8% 120.4
Prince Edward Island 4 1.2% 39.2
Quebec 78 23.1% 108.8
Saskatchewan 14 4.1% 83.9
Yukon 1 0.3% 40.9
Canada

(total/average)

 338 100% 111.2

Senate
For historical and current representation in the Senate, see Senate of Canada's history and current representation.

Officeholders

The officers of Parliament for the 43rd Parliament are set out below.

Party Leaders

Rump groups without official party status
  • Leader of the Green Party: Jo-Ann Roberts (Interim, since November 4, 2019) (from outside of the House)
    • Parliamentary leader of the Green Party: Elizabeth May (since November 4, 2019, previously party leader)
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References
  1. "USMCA legislation approved in Commons amid concerns about Canada-U.S. border". CTV News. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  2. Pinkerton, Charlie (March 13, 2020). "Parliament shuts doors for five weeks because of COVID-19". iPolitics.
  3. Humphreys, Adrian (8 June 2020). "Ontario MP allegedly watched home for three months before arrest there for assault, break and enter, harassment". National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
  4. "As Ontario MP Marwan Tabbara sat in jail over Easter, there was no backlash because nobody knew". National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. 15 June 2020.
  5. "Toronto Liberal MP resigns to helm Jewish human rights organization". CBC News. August 4, 2020.
  6. "Limited sitting sessions". House of Commons. 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. "History of Representation in the House of Commons of Canada". Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. Gussow, David. "Representation in the House of Commons: A Long Term Proposal". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  9. "FAQs – General Questions". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  10. "Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex". Statistics Canada. July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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