40th Canadian Parliament
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The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011. It was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history up to that point, that b
Canadian Parliament (2010)
Stephen Harper was Prime Minister during the 40th Canadian Parliament.
Protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa against the prorogation
March in Vancouver against the prorogation
The 2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute, during the 40th Canadian Parliament, was triggered by the expressed intention of the opposition parties to defeat the Conservative minority government on
The Governor General of Canada at the time of the dispute, Michaëlle Jean
Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada, where Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with the Queen's representative, Michaëlle Jean, on December 4, 2008
Peter Hogg, a constitutional expert from whom Governor General Michaëlle Jean sought advice
Michael Ignatieff