The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada,seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa,and is composed of three parts:the King,the Senate,and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention,the House of Commons is dominant,with the Senate rarely opposing its will. The Senate reviews legislation from a less partisan standpoint and may initiate certain bills. The monarch or his representative,normally the governor general,provides royal assent to make bills into law.
The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the governing institutions of Canada. It has no legal standing,but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.
The New Brunswick Liberal Association,more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick,is one of the two major provincial political parties in New Brunswick,Canada. The party descended from both the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party whose members split into left-wing and right-wing groups following the creation of Canada as a nation in 1867. It is the current governing party in the province,led by premier Susan Holt.
Catherine Sophia Callbeck is a retired Canadian politician and the current and ninth Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
Percy Paul Mockler is a retired Canadian politician who served as a Canadian Senator for New Brunswick from 2009 until his retirement in 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada,Mockler previously served two non-consecutive stints in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987,and again from 1993 to 2008. He retired from the Senate on April 14,2024,upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Robert William "Bob" Runciman is a Canadian politician and former provincial Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981,he held the seat continuously for Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario for the next 29 years. On January 29,2010,he was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Conservative,where he served until August 10,2017.
Frances Lankin,,is a former Canadian senator,former president and CEO of United Way Toronto,and a former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister in the NDP government of Bob Rae between 1990 and 1995. From 2010 to 2012,she co-chaired a government commission review of social assistance in Ontario. From 2009 to 2016,she was a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
Allan Kenneth McLean is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1999 who represented the riding of Simcoe East. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller and served as speaker of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.
Pierrette Ringuette,also formerly known as Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais,is a Canadian politician.
Josée Verner,is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served as a minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper serving as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs,President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie. On May 18,2011,it was announced that she would be appointed to the Senate of Canada following the loss of her Commons seat in the 2011 federal election. She was formally appointed on June 13,2011.
James Horace King,was a Canadian physician and parliamentarian.
Leverett George DeVeber was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assemblies of Alberta and the North-West Territories,minister in the government of Alberta,and member of the Senate of Canada. Born in New Brunswick and trained as a physician,he joined the North-West Mounted Police and came west,eventually settling in Lethbridge after leaving the police force. He represented Lethbridge in the North-West Legislative Assembly from 1898 until 1905,when Lethbridge became part of the new province of Alberta. He was appointed Minister without Portfolio in Alberta's first government,but resigned four months later to accept an appointment to the Senate,where he remained until his death.
Brenda Olive Fowlie is a journalist and politician in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. She was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and a member of the cabinet.
Margaret-Ann Blaney is a Canadian journalist and politician. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 until May 2012,representing Rothesay as member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Representation by women has been a significant issue in Canadian politics since 1900.
Nancy Elizabeth Teed was a Canadian politician.
Alberta is the only Canadian province to hold elections for nominees to be appointed to the Senate of Canada. These elections are non-binding,as the appointment of senators is solely the responsibility of the Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Elizabeth Marshall is a Canadian politician and member of the Senate.
Sherry Wilson is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. Since 2024,she represents the electoral district of Albert-Riverview as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. She was first elected as the MLA for Moncton Southwest in 2010 and was re-elected in the 2014,2018,and 2020 provincial elections. After the 2024 elections,she became the longest serving member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
Dorothy Shephard is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Saint John Lancaster as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. She was born and raised in Saint John. Shephard was re-elected in the 2014,2018 and 2020 provincial elections. Prior to becoming involved in politics,she owned and operated Benjamin Moore Colour Centre,a retail decorating store,for 17 years.
