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37th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23)
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister (cabinet)	Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien (26th Canadian Ministry) November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) – December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)
	Rt. Hon. Paul Martin (27th Canadian Ministry) December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Leader of the Opposition	Hon. Stockwell Day September 11, 2000 (2000-09-11) – December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
	Hon. John Reynolds (acting) 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 (acting until February 1, 2004) 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*
Third parties	Bloc Québécois
	New Democratic Party
	Progressive Conservative*
Unrecognized	Democratic Representative Caucus*
* Parties merged partway through the Parliament to create the Conservative Party of Canada.
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)
Members	301 seats MP seats List of members
Senators	105 seats senator seats List of senators
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)
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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:

Party standings

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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

In 2001, 13 MPs opposed to the leadership of Stockwell Day left the Canadian Alliance and formed the Democratic Representative Caucus. Chuck Strahl was chosen leader of the caucus, which subsequently entered into a coalition agreement with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In 2002, after Day had lost the leadership of his party to Stephen Harper, all but one DRC MP rejoined the Canadian Alliance.

Bills

Important bills of the 37th parliament include:

• Assisted Human Reproduction Act


• Canadian federal budget, 2001


• Canadian federal budget, 2003


• Canadian federal budget, 2004


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  Bill C-250, declared attacks based on sexual orientation to be hate crimes.


• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act


• Youth Criminal Justice Act


• Pledge to Africa Act

Members

For full lists of members of the 37th Parliament of Canada, see List of House members of the 37th Parliament of Canada and List of senators in the 37th Parliament of Canada.

By-elections

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Succession