In session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004
37th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
29 January 2001 – 23 May 2004
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister
Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) – December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)
Rt. Hon. Paul Martin December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
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)
← 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
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