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{{Infobox Canadian Parliament
| image          =
| #              = 38th
| type           = minority
| status         = inactive
| term-begin     = 2004-10-4
| term-end       = 2005-11-29
| party          = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]]
| party2         = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]]
| party3         = [[Bloc Québécois]]
| party4         = [[New Democratic Party]]
| unrecparty1    = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]*
| partyfootnote1 = Only in the Senate.
| houseimage     = Elec2004.PNG
| senateimage    = Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (38th Parliament).svg
| sc             = Hon. [[Peter Milliken]]
| scterm         = {{Start date|2001|1|29}} – {{End date|2011|6|2}}
| pm             = Rt. Hon. [[Paul Martin]]
| pm-begin   = 2003-12-12
| pm-end     = 2006-02-06
| lo             = Hon. [[Stephen Harper]]
| loterm         = {{Start date|2004|3|20}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}
| ss             = Hon. [[Dan Hays]]
| ssterm         = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}
| sessionbegin   = {{Start date|2004|10|4}}
| sessionend     = {{End date|2005|11|29}}
| ministry       = [[27th Canadian Ministry]]
| ministrybegin  = {{Start date|2003|12|12}}
| ministryend    = {{End date|2006|2|6}}
| members        = 308 seats
| senators       = 105 seats
| lastparl       = 37th
| nextparl       = 39th
| jurisdiction   = CA
| ghl            = Hon. [[Tony Valeri]]
| ghlterm        = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2005|11|29}}
| ohl            = Hon. [[John Douglas Reynolds]]
| ohlterm        = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2005|1|27}}
| ohl2           = [[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay D. Hill]]
| ohlterm2       = {{Start date|2005|1|30}} – {{End date|2005|11|29}}
| gsl            = Hon. [[Jacob Austin]]
| gslterm        = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}
| osl            = Hon. [[Noël Kinsella]]
| oslterm        = {{Start date|2004|10|4}} – {{End date|2006|2|6}}
<!-- Monarch -->
| monarch        = HM [[Elizabeth II]]
| monarchterm    = 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
| viceroy      = HE Rt. Hon. [[Adrienne Clarkson]]
| viceroyterm    = {{Start date|1999|10|07}} – {{End date|2005|09|27}}
| viceroy2       = HE Rt. Hon. [[Michaëlle Jean]]
| viceroyterm2   = {{Start date|2005|09|27}} – {{End date|2010|10|01}}
}}
The '''38th Canadian Parliament''' was in session from October 4, 2004, until November 29, 2005.  The membership was set by the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 federal election]] on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and [[by-elections]], but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power.  It was dissolved prior to the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 election]].

It was controlled by a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] [[Minority government|minority]] under [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Paul Martin]] and the [[27th Canadian Ministry]].  The [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]] was the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], led by [[Stephen Harper]].

The [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada|Speaker]] was [[Peter Milliken]].  See also [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts]] for a list of the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]]s in this parliament.

There was one [[Parliamentary session|session]] of the 38th Parliament:
{|class="wikitable"
!Session
!Start
!End
|-
| 1st
| October 4, 2004
| November 29, 2005
|}

The parliament was dissolved following a [[motion of no confidence|vote of non-confidence]] passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]] and [[Bloc Québécois]].  Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the [[39th Canadian parliament|next parliament]].

==Party standings==
{{Canadian politics}}

The party standings as of the election and as of [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolution]] were as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Affiliation
!colspan=2|[[List of House members of the 38th Parliament of Canada|House members]]
!colspan=2|[[List of senators in the 38th Parliament of Canada|Senate members]]
|-
!2004 election<br/>results
!At dissolution
!On election<br />day 2004<ref>Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the [[Governor General of Canada|governor general]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]] and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.</ref>
!At dissolution
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row-name}}
|135
|133
|64
|67
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|row-name}}
|99
|98
|25
|23
{{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|row-name}}
|54
|53
|0
|0
{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|row-name}}
|19
|18
|0
|1
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|row-name}}
|1
|4
|4
|5
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Senate PC|row-name|short}}
|0
|0
|3
|5
|-
|colspan=2|'''Total members'''
|'''308'''
|'''306'''
|'''96'''
|'''101'''
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Vacant|row-name}}
|0
|2
|9
|4
|-
|colspan=2|Total seats
|colspan=2|308
|colspan=2|105
|}

==Bills of the 38th Parliament==
Important [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]]s of the 38th parliament included:
*Bill C-32 – the Department of Foreign Affairs Act to split [[Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada)|DFAIT]] in two departments, was a surprise defeat for the government
*Bill C-38 – the ''[[Civil Marriage Act]]'', legalized [[Same-sex marriage]] across Canada.
*Bill C-43 – the [[Canadian federal budget, 2005]]
*Bill C-48 – an NDP add-on to the 2005 budget

[http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/Home.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=38&Ses=1&ParliamentSession=38-1&Page=1 Complete list of bills]

==Members==
{{main|List of House members of the 38th Parliament of Canada|List of senators in the 38th Parliament of Canada}}

== MPs who changed political parties==
In early 2005 [[Ontario]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Belinda Stronach]] [[Crossing the floor|crossed the floor]] to the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] after running for [[2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada]], and coming in second to [[Stephen Harper]]. She ended her public relationship with Conservative MP [[Peter MacKay]].

==Officeholders==

=== Speakers ===
*Hon. [[Peter Milliken]] (the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] member for [[Kingston and the Islands (federal electoral district)|Kingston and the Islands]]) was re-elected [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada]] by acclamation on October 4, 2004.<ref name="house speakers">{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=Speakers of the Canadian House of Commons|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/SP-BL/hoc-cdc/index.asp?Language=E|access-date=2007-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113212348/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/SP-BL/hoc-cdc/index.asp?Language=E|archive-date=2007-11-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Hon. [[Dan Hays|Daniel Hays]] (a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] Senator for [[Alberta]]) was the [[Speaker of the Senate of Canada|Speaker of the Senate]] .<ref name="senate speakers">{{Cite web |title=The Hon. Daniel Hays |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=61f595a5-1fc9-44c7-9931-0265e3376352&Language=E|access-date=2008-09-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080927234642/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=61f595a5-1fc9-44c7-9931-0265e3376352&Language=E| archive-date= 27 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==== Other chair occupants ====
'''House of Commons'''
* Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole – Hon [[Chuck Strahl]] (the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] [[Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon|Member for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon]]).<ref>{{cite web
 |title      = Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Hon Chuck Strahl
 |publisher  = Parliament of Canada website
 |url        = http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78845&SubSubject=1004&Language=E
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130101052458/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78845&SubSubject=1004&Language=E
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 2013-01-01
 |access-date = 2008-09-08
}}</ref>
* Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – [[Marcel Proulx]] (the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Hull—Aylmer|Member for Hull—Aylmer]]).<ref>{{cite web
 |title      = Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Marcel Proulx
 |publisher  = Parliament of Canada website
 |url        = http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78429&SubSubject=1004&Language=E
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130101035523/http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=78429&SubSubject=1004&Language=E
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 2013-01-01
 |access-date = 2008-09-08
}}</ref>
* Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – [[Jean Augustine]] (the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Etobicoke—Lakeshore (federal electoral district)|Member for Etobicoke—Lakeshore]]).<ref>{{cite web
  | title =Officers and Officials of Parliament – Political Officers – House of Commons – Assistant Deputy Chairs of Committees of the Whole 1967 to Date
  | publisher =Parliament of Canada website
  | url =http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/AssistantDeputyChairs.aspx
  | access-date =2007-12-02
  | archive-date =2007-09-21
  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070921151237/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/AssistantDeputyChairs.aspx
  | url-status =dead
  }}</ref>
<br />
'''Senate'''
* Hon. [[Shirley Maheu]] was the Speaker ''pro tempore'' of the Senate of Canada, (a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] Senator for [[Quebec]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6b88107b-4cfd-4fd4-8ee0-5a7d6048936a&Language=E |title=The Hon. Shirley Maheu |publisher=Parliament of Canada website |access-date=2008-09-12 |archive-date=2008-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927234647/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6b88107b-4cfd-4fd4-8ee0-5a7d6048936a&Language=E |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Leaders===
*[[Prime Minister of Canada]]: Rt. Hon. [[Paul Martin]] (Liberal)
*[[Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)|Leader of the Opposition]]: Hon. [[Stephen Harper]] (Conservative)
*Bloc Québécois leader: [[Gilles Duceppe]]
*New Democratic Party leader: Hon. [[Jack Layton]]

{{further|28th Canadian Ministry|Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada|Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada|New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada}}

===Floor leaders===
The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament:<ref name="house leaders">{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/ParliamentaryLeaders/Party.aspx |title=Party House Leaders |access-date=2007-11-04 |author=Government of Canada |date=2007-01-15 |work=ParlInfo |publisher=Library of Parliament}}</ref>

'''House of Commons'''
*[[Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)|Government House Leader]]: Hon. [[Tony Valeri]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons|Opposition House Leader]]:
*#Hon. [[John Reynolds (Canadian politician)|John Douglas Reynolds]] (to January 27, 2005)
*#[[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay D. Hill]] (from  January 30, 2005)
*Bloc Québécois House leader: [[Michel Gauthier]]
*New Democratic Party House leader: [[Libby Davies]]
<br />
'''Senate'''
*[[Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada)|Leader of the Government in the Senate]]: Hon. [[Jacob Austin]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada)|Leader of the Opposition in the Senate]]: Hon. [[Noël Kinsella]]

===Whips===
The party whips in this party were as follows:<ref name="whips">{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/HouseOfCommons/Whips.aspx |title=House of Commons Whips}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/Senate/GovernmentWhips.aspx |title=Senate Whips |access-date=2008-09-12 |archive-date=2008-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011011/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/OfficersAndOfficials/PoliticalOfficers/Senate/GovernmentWhips.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

'''House of Commons'''
*[[Chief Government Whip (Canada)|Chief Government Whip]]: Hon. [[Karen Redman]]
*Official Opposition Whip:
*#[[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay D. Hill]] (to January 27, 2005)
*#Hon. [[John Reynolds (Canadian politician)|Robert Douglas Nicholson]] (from January 28, 2005)
*Bloc Québécois Whip: [[Michel Guimond]]
*New Democratic Party Whip: [[Yvon Godin]]
<br />
'''Senate'''
*Government Whip: Hon. [[Rose-Marie Losier-Cool]]
*Opposition Whip: Hon. [[Marjory LeBreton]]

==By-elections==
{{Main|By-elections to the 38th Canadian Parliament}}
{{:By-elections to the 38th Canadian Parliament}}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts]]
* [[List of Canadian federal parliaments]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}<!--added under references heading by script-assisted edit-->
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=27th Ministry|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/related/federal/27min-e.asp|access-date=2006-12-01|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5Prjh1d2H?url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/related/federal/27min-e.asp|archive-date=2007-06-25|url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|work=Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament|title=38th Parliament|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpsparl.asp?Language=E&parl=90|access-date=2006-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061219235734/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpsparl.asp?Language=E&parl=90|archive-date=19 December 2006|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Library of Parliament|title=Duration of Sessions|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/parliament/Sessions.aspx|access-date=2006-05-12|archive-date=2007-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114112755/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/compilations/parliament/Sessions.aspx|url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=General Elections |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/House/asp/Elections.asp?Language=E&gen=Y&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504214348/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/House/asp/Elections.asp?Language=E&Hist=Y&gen=Y |archive-date=2006-05-04 }}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Key Dates for each Parliament |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050914163314/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |archive-date=2005-09-14 }}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/OppLeader.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311060420/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/OppLeader.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y |archive-date=2007-03-11 }}
*{{Cite web |author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |access-date=2007-04-24 |url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/lists/PartyStandingsHistoric.aspx?Menu=SEN-Politic&Section=b571082f-7b2d-4d6a-b30a-b6025a9cbb98 |title=Party Standings (1974 to date): At the Senate}}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Prime Ministers of Canada |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/pm/index.asp?Language=E&param=pi&param2=gen |access-date=2006-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427095217/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/pm/index.asp?Language=E&param=pi&param2=gen |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=dead }}
*{{Cite web|author=Government of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament |title=Speakers |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/hf-parl-off/index.asp?Language=E&param=24&id=13&id2=29 |access-date=2006-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917033025/http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/hf-parl-off/index.asp?Language=E |archive-date=2006-09-17 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/house/members/CurrentMemberList.asp?Language=E&Parl=38&Ses=1&Sect=hoccur&Order=PersonOfficialLastName Members of the House of Commons]
* [http://www.thedemos.ca/government Write to Members of Parliament]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==Succession==

{{Canada parliaments}}
{{Canadian federal election, 2004A}}
{{Canadian federal election, 2006A}}

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