37th Canadian Parliament

In session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004

37th Canadian Parliament

Majority parliament
January 29, 2001 – May 23, 2004
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister| Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003
| Rt. Hon. Paul Martin
December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006
Cabinets| 26th Canadian Ministry
27th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition| Hon. Stockwell Day
September 11, 2000 (2000-09-11) – December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
| Hon. John Reynolds
December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12) – May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)
| Hon. Stephen Harper
May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) – January 8, 2004 (2004-01-08)
| Hon. Grant Hill
January 9, 2004 (2004-01-09) – March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)
| Hon. Stephen Harper
March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Party caucuses
Government| Liberal Party
Opposition| Canadian Alliance*
Senate Opp.| Progressive Conservative*
Recognized| Bloc Québécois
| New Democratic Party
Unrecognized| Democratic Representative Caucus
* Parties merged partway through the Parliament to create the Conservative Party of Canada. Some members retained the designation of Progressive Conservative in the Senate.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons| Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
Government
House Leader| Don Boudria
June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002
| Ralph Goodale
January 15, 2002 – May 25, 2002
| Don Boudria
May 26, 2002 – August 11, 2004
| Jacques Saada
August 12, 2004 – August 22, 2004
Opposition
House Leader| Randy White
December 18, 2001 – April 3, 2002
| John Reynolds
April 4, 2002 – December 22, 2003
| Loyola Hearn
December 23, 2003 – March 21, 2004
| John Reynolds
March 22, 2004 – January 27, 2005
Members| 301 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate| Hon. Daniel Hays
January 26, 2001 – February 7, 2006
Government
Senate Leader| Sharon Carstairs
January 9, 2001 – August 11, 2004
| Jack Austin
August 12, 2004 – February 6, 2006
Opposition
Senate Leader| John Lynch-Staunton
October 25, 1993 – July 16, 2004
Senators| 105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch| HM Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
General| HE Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07) – February 27, 2005 (2005-02-27)
Sessions
1st session
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
2nd session
September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30) – November 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)
3rd session
February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02) – May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23)
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Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during most of the 37th Canadian Parliament.

The 37th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004. The membership was set by the 2000 federal election on November 27, 2000, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2004 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry, and then by Prime Minister Paul Martin and the 27th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was formed by first the Canadian Alliance, led by Stockwell Day and then by Stephen Harper, and then by its successor party, the Conservative Party, also led by Harper.

The Speaker was Peter Milliken. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were three sessions of the 37th Parliament:

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | January 29, 2001  | September 16, 2002
2nd  | September 30, 2002  | November 12, 2003
3rd  | February 2, 2004  | May 23, 2004

## Party standings

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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation  | House members | Senate members

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2000 election
results  | At dissolution  | On election
day 2000[1] | At dissolution
| Liberal | 172  | 168  | 55  | 65
| Alliance | 66  | —  | 1  | —
| Bloc Québécois | 38  | 33  | 0  | 0
| New Democratic | 13  | 14  | 0  | 0
| Progressive Conservative | 12  | —  | 35  | —
| Conservative | —  | 72  | —  | 24
| Independent | 0  | 10  | 5  | 5
| Senate PC | —  | 0  | —  | 3
Total members | 301 | 297 | 96 | 97
| Vacant  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 8
Total seats  | 301  | 105

In 2001, 13 MPs opposed to the leadership of Stockwell Day left the Canadian Alliance and formed the Democratic Representative Caucus. Chuck Strahl was chosen leader of the caucus, which subsequently entered into a coalition agreement with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In 2002, after Day had lost the leadership of his party to Stephen Harper, all but one DRC MP rejoined the Canadian Alliance.

## Bills

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Important bills of the 37th parliament include:

* Assisted Human Reproduction Act
* Canadian federal budget, 2001
* Canadian federal budget, 2003
* Canadian federal budget, 2004
* Bill C-250, declared attacks based on sexual orientation to be hate crimes.
* Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
* Youth Criminal Justice Act
* Pledge to Africa Act
* Anti-Terrorism Act

## Members

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Main articles: List of House members of the 37th Parliament of Canada and List of senators in the 37th Parliament of Canada

## By-elections

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Main article: By-elections to the 37th Canadian Parliament

By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained

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Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière | June 16, 2003  | Antoine Dubé |      | Bloc Québécois | Christian Jobin |      | Liberal | Resigned to enter provincial politics  | No
Témiscamingue | June 16, 2003  | Pierre Brien |      | Bloc Québécois | Gilbert Barrette |      | Liberal | Resigned to enter provincial politics  | No
Perth—Middlesex | May 21, 2003  | John Richardson |      | Liberal | Gary Schellenberger |      | Progressive Conservative | Resigned  | No
Berthier—Montcalm | December 9, 2002  | Michel Bellehumeur |      | Bloc Québécois | Roger Gaudet |      | Bloc Québécois | Resigned  | Yes
Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay | December 9, 2002  | Stéphan Tremblay |      | Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Gagnon |      | Bloc Québécois | Resigned to enter provincial politics  | Yes
Calgary Southwest | May 13, 2002  | Preston Manning |      | Canadian Alliance | Stephen Harper |      | Canadian Alliance | Resigned  | Yes
Saint Boniface | May 13, 2002  | Ron Duhamel |      | Liberal | Raymond Simard |      | Liberal | Appointed to the Senate | Yes
Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | May 13, 2002  | Brian Tobin |      | Liberal | John Efford |      | Liberal | Resigned  | Yes
Gander—Grand Falls | May 13, 2002  | George Baker |      | Liberal | Rex Barnes |      | Progressive Conservative | Appointed to the Senate | No
Windsor West | May 13, 2002  | Herb Gray |      | Liberal | Brian Masse |      | New Democratic | Resigned to accept appointment as Chair of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission | No
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | May 13, 2002  | Alfonso Gagliano |      | Liberal | Massimo Pacetti |      | Liberal | Resigned to accept appointment as Ambassador to Denmark | Yes
Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe Saint-Charles | May 13, 2002  | Raymond Lavigne |      | Liberal | Liza Frulla |      | Liberal | Appointed to the Senate | Yes

## References

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1. ^ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.

* Government of Canada. "26th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
* Government of Canada. "27th Ministry". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-12-01.[dead link]
* Government of Canada. "37th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
* Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
* Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
* Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
* Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
* Government of Canada. "Party Standings (1974 to date): At the Senate". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
* Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
* Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2006-05-12.

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←   2000 Canadian federal election   →

* Outgoing: Liberal majority
* Result: Liberal majority

* Bloc Québécois (Gilles Duceppe)
* Canadian Action (Paul Hellyer, candidates)
* Canadian Alliance (Stockwell Day, candidates)
* Christian Heritage (de-registered, candidates)
* Communist (Miguel Figueroa, candidates)
* Green (Joan Russow, candidates)
* Liberal (Jean Chrétien, candidates)
* Marijuana (Marc-Boris St-Maurice, candidates)
* Marxist–Leninist (Sandra L. Smith, candidates)
* Natural Law (Neil Paterson, candidates)
* New Democrats (Alexa McDonough, candidates)
* Progressive Conservative (Joe Clark, candidates)

Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons.

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←   2004 Canadian federal election   →

* Outgoing: Liberal majority
* Result: Liberal minority

* Bloc Québécois (Gilles Duceppe)
* Canadian Action (Connie Fogal, candidates)
* Christian Heritage (Ron Gray, candidates)
* Communist (Miguel Figueroa, candidates)
* Conservative (Stephen Harper, candidates)
* Green (Jim Harris, candidates)
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* Liberal (Paul Martin, candidates)
* Marijuana (Marc-Boris St-Maurice, candidates)
* Marxist–Leninist (Sandra L. Smith, candidates)
* New Democrats (Jack Layton, candidates)
* Progressive Canadian (Ernie Schreiber, candidates)

Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons.

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