Leader of the Government in the House of Commons of Canada information
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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes
Incumbent Karina Gould since July 26, 2023
Privy Council Office
Style
The Honourable
Member of
House of Commons
Privy Council
Cabinet[1]
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
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The leader of the government in the House of Commons of Canada (French: leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes du Canada), more commonly known as the government house leader, 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.
^"The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^"Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
^"House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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