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.

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instanceOf Parliament of Canada
characterizedBy Conservative majority in the House of Commons
city Ottawa
country Canada
election 2011 Canadian federal election
endDate 2015-08-02
firstSessionEndDate 2013-09-13
firstSessionStartDate 2011-06-02
followedBy 42nd Canadian Parliament
governmentType majority government
governorGeneral David Johnston
jurisdiction federal
language English
French
legislativeBody House of Commons of Canada
Senate of Canada
location Parliament Hill
monarch Elizabeth II
notableFor controversial omnibus budget bills
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
Nycole Turmel
Thomas Mulcair
openedBy Speech from the Throne
oppositionParty New Democratic Party
parliamentNumber 41
passedLaw Anti-terrorism Act, 2015
Canadian Wheat Board (Interim Operations) Act amendments
Copyright Modernization Act
Ending the Long-gun Registry Act
Fair Elections Act
Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act
Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act
Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act
precededBy 40th Canadian Parliament
primeMinister Stephen Harper
province Ontario
rulingParty Conservative Party of Canada
secondSessionEndDate 2015-08-02
secondSessionStartDate 2013-10-16
session First session of the 41st Canadian Parliament
Second session of the 41st Canadian Parliament
speakerOfTheHouse Andrew Scheer
startDate 2011-06-02

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2011 Canadian federal election electionFor 41st Canadian Parliament
Harper government legislature 41st Canadian Parliament