37th Canadian Parliament

37th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
29 January 2001 – 23 May 2004
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
4 Nov 1993 – 12 Dec 2003
Rt. Hon. Paul Martin
12 Dec 2003 – 6 Feb 2006
Cabinets26th 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
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionCanadian Alliance*
Senate Opp.Progressive Conservative*
RecognizedBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
UnrecognizedDemocratic 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
Members301 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
Senators105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchHM 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)
← 36th → 38th
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
1st January 29, 2001 September 16, 2002
2nd September 30, 2002 November 12, 2003
3rd February 2, 2004 May 23, 2004