28th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau 20 Apr 1968 – 4 Jun 1979 | ||
Cabinet | 20th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Robert Stanfield November 6, 1967 – November 21, 1976 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Ralliement créditiste | |||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Lucien Lamoureux January 18, 1966 – September 29, 1974 | ||
Government House Leader | Hon. Donald MacDonald July 6, 1968 – September 23, 1970 | ||
Hon. Allan MacEachen September 24, 1970 – May 9, 1974 | |||
Opposition House Leader | Hon. Ged Baldwin July 27, 1968 – September 20, 1973 | ||
Members | 264 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Jean-Paul Deschatelets September 5, 1968 – December 13, 1972 | ||
Government Senate Leader | Vacant April 20, 1968 – March 31, 1969 | ||
Hon. Paul Martin Sr. April 1, 1969 – August 7, 1974 | |||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Jacques Flynn October 31, 1967 – May 22, 1979 | ||
Senators | 102 senator seats List of senators | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session September 12, 1968 – October 22, 1969 | |||
2nd session October 23, 1969 – October 7, 1970 | |||
3rd session October 8, 1970 – February 16, 1972 | |||
4th session February 17, 1972 – September 1, 1972 | |||
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The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1972 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party led by Robert Stanfield.
The Speaker was Lucien Lamoureux. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1966-1976 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 28th Parliament:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | September 12, 1968 | October 22, 1969 |
2nd | October 23, 1969 | October 7, 1970 |
3rd | October 8, 1970 | February 16, 1972 |
4th | February 17, 1972 | September 1, 1972 |