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.
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
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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
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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
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Second session of the 41st Canadian Parliament ⓘ |
| speakerOfTheHouse | Andrew Scheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
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