The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons,they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The Liberal Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Canadian political spectrum,with their main rival,the Conservative Party,positioned to their right and the New Democratic Party positioned to their left. The party is described as "big tent",practising "brokerage politics",attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. The Liberal Party is the longest-serving and oldest active federal political party in the country,and has dominated federal politics of Canada for much of its history,holding power for almost 70 years of the 20th century. As a result,it has sometimes been referred to as Canada's "natural governing party".
Larry W. Campbell is a Canadian politician who was the 37th mayor of Vancouver,Canada,from 2002 until 2005,and a member of the Senate of Canada from 2005 until his retirement in 2023.
Pana Pappas Merchant was a Liberal Senator from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She held the position since her appointment to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 2002 until her retirement in 2017.
Catherine Sophia Callbeck is a retired Canadian politician and the current and ninth Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
Dennis Dawson is a Canadian politician and administrator. Dawson is a retired Canadian Senator and former Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27,and was appointed to the Upper Chamber by Prime Minister Paul Martin in 2005.
The representative of the Government in the Senate is the member of the Senate of Canada who is responsible for introducing,promoting,and defending the government's bills in the Senate after they are passed by the House of Commons. The representative is appointed by the prime minister.
George S. Baker is a Canadian politician and former member of the Senate of Canada.
Joseph A. Day was a Canadian politician. He was a Canadian Senator from October 4,2001 until January 24,2020,and was the leader of the Senate Liberal Caucus from June 15,2016,to November 14,2019. He became the interim leader of the Progressive Senate Group on November 14,2019,and served for slightly less than one month in the role. On the eve of his pending retirement from the Senate,Day tweeted his farewell remarks. He mentioned that it was an honour to serve his fellow New Brunswickers and all Canadians. Furthermore,he also gave a farewell speech. He retired from the Senate on January 24,2020,upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Fernand Robichaud is a Canadian politician.
James Colin Ramsey Kenny is a former Canadian Senator. A member of the Liberal Party,he was appointed to the Senate in 1984 by Pierre Trudeau to represent the Rideau region of Ontario.
Pierrette Ringuette,also formerly known as Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais,is a Canadian politician.
James S. Cowan is a Canadian lawyer,a senator from Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2017,and was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 2008 to 2015 and leader of the Independent Liberal caucus until June 15,2016. Cowan was a lawyer and a partner at the legal firm Stewart McKelvey from 1967 until 2020. He retired from the senate on January 22,2017,having reached the mandatory retirement age for senators.
Grant Mitchell is a Canadian politician and businessman. Over his career,he was leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and a member of the Senate of Canada.
Jane Marie Cordy is a Canadian Senator representing Nova Scotia and former teacher and administrator. As of 2024,she is the longest-serving member of the Senate.
George J. Furey is a Canadian politician who served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2015 to 2023. Furey was appointed as a senator from Newfoundland and Labrador in 1999 and was the longest-serving member of the Senate at the time of his retirement.
Elizabeth M. "Libbe" Hubley is a Canadian politician who sat in the Senate of Canada representing Prince Edward Island from 2001 until her retirement in 2017.
The Senate Liberal Caucus,also known as the Senate Liberals,was,from 2014 to 2019,a parliamentary grouping in the Senate of Canada made up of independent senators who were individually members of the Liberal Party of Canada and were appointed on the advice of previous Liberal prime ministers. The caucus was not formally affiliated to or recognized by the Liberal Party.
The Independent Senators Group is a parliamentary group in the Senate of Canada. Established on March 10,2016,the Independent Senators Group is committed to a non-partisan Senate and the modernization of the Upper House of Canada's Parliament. The Independent Senators Group is the largest parliamentary group in the Senate. Composed of independents not affiliated with any political caucus,members of the group work cooperatively but act independently.
The 43rd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 5,2019,to August 15,2021,with the membership of its Lower House,the House of Commons of Canada,having been determined by the results of the 2019 federal election held on October 21,2019. Parliament officially resumed on December 5,2019,with the election of a new Speaker,Anthony Rota,followed by a speech from the throne the following day. On August 15,2021,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election,leading to a 5-week election campaign period for the 2021 federal election.
