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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
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Leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes | |
since July 26, 2023 | |
Privy Council Office | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[2] on the advice of the prime minister[3] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
Formation | October 14, 1944 |
Deputy | Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons |
Website | www |
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The Government House Leader, officially known as the leader of the Government in the House of Commons of Canada (French: leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes du Canada), is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada. Despite the name of the position it does not refer to the prime minister of Canada, who is the head of government.