41st Canadian Parliament
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The 41st Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that sat from 2011 to 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, during which several significant and controversial laws were passed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 41st Canadian Parliament canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6162610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 41st Canadian Parliament Context triple: [Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation), introducedInParliament, 41st Canadian Parliament]
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43rd Canadian Parliament
The 43rd Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that followed the 2019 election, featuring a Liberal minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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B.
42nd Canadian Parliament
The 42nd Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that followed the 2015 election, marked by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal majority government and significant policy shifts on issues such as climate change, indigenous relations, and electoral reform debates.
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C.
44th Canadian Parliament
The 44th Canadian Parliament is the current federal legislative session of Canada, formed after the 2021 election and composed of members of the House of Commons and the Senate responsible for enacting national laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
11th Parliament
The 11th Parliament is the current sitting legislature of Uganda, comprising elected representatives responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
45th Canadian federal election
The 45th Canadian federal election is the forthcoming national vote that will determine the next composition of Canada’s House of Commons following the 2021 federal election.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 41st Canadian Parliament Target entity description: The 41st Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that sat from 2011 to 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, during which several significant and controversial laws were passed.
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A.
43rd Canadian Parliament
The 43rd Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that followed the 2019 election, featuring a Liberal minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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B.
42nd Canadian Parliament
The 42nd Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that followed the 2015 election, marked by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal majority government and significant policy shifts on issues such as climate change, indigenous relations, and electoral reform debates.
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C.
44th Canadian Parliament
The 44th Canadian Parliament is the current federal legislative session of Canada, formed after the 2021 election and composed of members of the House of Commons and the Senate responsible for enacting national laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
11th Parliament
The 11th Parliament is the current sitting legislature of Uganda, comprising elected representatives responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
45th Canadian federal election
The 45th Canadian federal election is the forthcoming national vote that will determine the next composition of Canada’s House of Commons following the 2021 federal election.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | Conservative majority in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| election | 2011 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-08-02 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEndDate | 2013-09-13 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStartDate | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 42nd Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | majority government ⓘ |
| governorGeneral | David Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Parliament Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial omnibus budget bills
ⓘ
electoral reform through the Fair Elections Act ⓘ expanded national security powers through Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 ⓘ significant changes to criminal law ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersInHouseOfCommons | 308 ⓘ |
| officialOppositionLeader |
Jack Layton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nycole Turmel NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mulcair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | Speech from the Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | New Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 41 ⓘ |
| passedLaw |
Anti-terrorism Act, 2015
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Wheat Board (Interim Operations) Act amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ Copyright Modernization Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Ending the Long-gun Registry Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Fair Elections Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Safe Streets and Communities Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 40th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| rulingParty | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionEndDate | 2015-08-02 ⓘ |
| secondSessionStartDate | 2013-10-16 ⓘ |
| session |
First session of the 41st Canadian Parliament
ⓘ
Second session of the 41st Canadian Parliament ⓘ |
| speakerOfTheHouse | Andrew Scheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 41st Canadian Parliament Description of subject: The 41st Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that sat from 2011 to 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, during which several significant and controversial laws were passed.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.