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 Conservative Party of Canada,colloquially known as the Tories or simply the Conservatives,is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties,the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance,the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian–based Reform Party. The party sits at the centre-right to the right of the Canadian political spectrum,with their federal rival,the centre-left Liberal Party of Canada,positioned to their left. The Conservatives are defined as a "big tent" party,practising "brokerage politics" and welcoming a broad variety of members,including "Red Tories" and "Blue Tories".
The Canadian Firearms Registry is the gun registry of Canada,requiring the registration of all restricted and prohibited firearms in the country. It is managed by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as part of the RCMP's responsibilities under the Firearms Act,1995.
The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3,2006 until September 7,2008. The membership was set by the 2006 federal election on January 23,2006,and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections. The Parliament was dissolved on September 7,2008,with an election to determine the membership of the 40th Parliament occurring on October 14,2008.
Pierre Marcel Poilievre is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. He has been a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004.
Colin Carrie is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the House of Commons of Canada,representing the riding of Oshawa in the province of Ontario for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Richard M. Harris is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2015 and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was previously member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. From 2004 to 2015,he represented the electoral district of Cariboo—Prince George,and formerly represented Prince George–Bulkley Valley. He was first elected during the 1993 federal election and was re-elected in 1997,2000,2004,2006,2008 and 2011. He challenged Reform Party leader Preston Manning for leadership when Manning proposed merging the party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He later campaigned for Stockwell Day to become leader. The most prominent position he held with his party was Chief Opposition Whip from 2001 to 2002. He generated controversy when he appointed an unelected,Conservative Party member to represent a neighbouring electoral district in governmental affairs,though the electoral district had an elected Member of Parliament,but from an opposition party. In Fiscal Year 2009-10 he was the top spending Member of Parliament,and had the largest hospitality and lowest advertising expenditures of any house member.
Donald Meredith is a Canadian Pentecostal minister and former politician. Meredith was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 18 December 2010 as a Conservative. He was expelled from the Conservative caucus on 17 June 2015,however,following allegations that he had groomed a teenager for two years,starting when the girl was 16. He was found guilty of ethics violations by the Senate ethics office in March 2017.
Patrick Brazeau is a Canadian senator from Quebec. At the age of 34,he was and is the youngest member of the Senate during his appointment. From February 2006 until January 2009 he held the position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative caucus following his February 7,2013 arrest for domestic assault and sexual assault. On September 15,2015,Brazeau pleaded guilty to simple assault and cocaine possession as part of a plea deal in which other assault charges were dropped,and he was acquitted of sexual assault.
Theresa Allore was a Canadian college student who disappeared on Friday,November 3,1978,from Champlain College Lennoxville in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She was later found dead under suspicious circumstances. Allore's brother later started the true crime podcast Who Killed Theresa.
The 41st Canadian Parliament was in session from June 2,2011 to August 2,2015,with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 2011 federal election held on May 2,2011. Parliament convened on June 2,2011,with the election of Andrew Scheer as Speaker,followed the next day with the Speech from the Throne. There were two sessions in this Parliament. On August 2,2015,Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election,leading to an 11-week election campaign period for the 2015 federal election. Significant legislation adopted during the 41st Parliament included the Copyright Modernization Act,the Safe Streets and Communities Act,the Jobs,Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act,the Jobs and Growth Act and the Fair Elections Act.
Jean-Guy Dagenais is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 17,2012,by Stephen Harper after losing in the 2011 Canadian federal election running as a Conservative candidate in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. He represents the Senate division of Victoria (Quebec). In 2019,he left the Conservative Senate caucus to sit with the Canadian Senators Group,and left the Conservative party in 2022 shortly after Pierre Poilievre was elected as leader.
The Canadian Senate expenses scandal,also known as Duffygate,was a political scandal concerning the expense claims of certain Canadian senators which began in late 2012. Senators Patrick Brazeau,Mike Duffy,Mac Harb,and Pamela Wallin claimed travel and living allowance expenses from the Senate for which they were not eligible. Deloitte LLP was retained to provide the Senate with an independent examination of the expense claims. Duffy,Harb,and Wallin repaid ineligible amounts. Harb retired a few months into the scandal,and in November 2013,Brazeau,Duffy,and Wallin were suspended from the Senate without pay. Brazeau,Duffy,and Harb were criminally charged. On April 21,2016,Duffy was acquitted on all charges. Charges against Harb were withdrawn and no charges were to be laid against Wallin. The scandal attracted much public attention,with as many as 73% of Canadians following it closely. Many said that the scandal impacted the 2015 Canadian general election.
Michael Cooper is the Conservative Member of Parliament for St. Albert—Edmonton. First elected in 2015,Cooper was re-elected in 2019,and again in 2021. Cooper serves as the Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform,and as a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Cooper is a lifelong resident of St. Albert and an active community volunteer. He is a Lector at St. Albert Catholic Parish and a member of the Knights of Columbus,St. Albert Rotary Club and the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of the University of Alberta,Cooper received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws,both with distinction. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 2010. Prior to being elected Cooper worked as a civil litigator at a leading Edmonton law firm.
The 42nd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 3,2015,to September 11,2019,with the membership of its lower chamber,the House of Commons of Canada,having been determined by the results of the 2015 federal election held on October 19,2015,and thirty new appointees to its Upper House,the Senate of Canada. Parliament officially resumed on December 3,2015,with the election of a new Speaker,Geoff Regan,followed by a Speech from the Throne the following day. The Speaker of the Senate of Canada was George Furey,who was appointed Speaker of the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,to replace Leo Housakos,on December 3,2015. On September 11,2019,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau advised Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament and issue the writ of election,leading to a five-week election campaign period for the 2019 federal election. Significant legislation adopted during the 42nd Parliament included the Cannabis Act,the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act,the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act,the Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act,the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act,the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Acts,as well as the legalizing of medical assistance in dying and adding gender identity and expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Kevin Waugh is a Canadian politician and former television sports journalist. Waugh was first elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon—Grasswood in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. During the 43rd Canadian Parliament Waugh's private member bill An Act to amend the Criminal Code was adopted to legalize betting on single sport events in Canada.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW),also known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and more broadly as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) or Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP),are instances of violence against Indigenous women in Canada and the United States,notably those in the First nations in Canada and Native American communities,but also amongst other Indigenous peoples such as in Australia and New Zealand,and the grassroots movement to raise awareness of MMIW through organizing marches;building databases of the missing;holding local community,city council,and tribal council meetings;and conducting domestic violence trainings and other informational sessions for police.
Marie-Françoise Mégie is a Canadian physician,university professor at the Universitéde Montreal and member of the Independent Senators Group in the Senate of Canada. Born in Jacmel,Haiti,she moved to Quebec in 1976.
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.
Jonathan Allore,usually credited as John Allore,was a Canadian actor and podcaster,most noted for his true crime podcast Who Killed Theresa. The podcast started out as a personal exploration of the Death of Theresa Allore,his sister,and later expanded its focus to cover other unsolved crimes.
