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31st Parliament Of Canada
The 31st Canadian Parliament was a briefly lived parliament in session from October 9 until December 14, 1979. The membership was set by the 1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 federal election on May 22, 1979, and it was dissolved after the minority government of Joe Clark failed to pass a Motion of Confidence on December 13, 1979. The dissolution of parliament led to the 1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 federal election. Lasting only 66 days from first sitting to dissolution, and only nine months from election to election, the 31st was the shortest parliament in Canadian history. The 31st Parliament was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party Minority government, minority led by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Joe Clark and the 21st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition (Canada), Official Opposition was the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, led by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The Speaker of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jerome
James Alexander Jerome, (March 4, 1933 – August 21, 2005) was a Canadian jurist and former politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada. Life and career After receiving his law degree from Osgoode Hall in Toronto, Jerome began his law practice in Sudbury, Ontario. In 1966, he won a seat on Sudbury's city council and, the next year, attempted to win election to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election but was defeated. He took the seat in the 1968 general election, however, and became the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sudbury riding. After the 1972 election, Jerome became Chairman of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Since there was a minority government in place, the opposition had a majority of members on the Committee and he had to remain impartial and balance the wishes of all parties in order to win approval for legislation. His success in this role led Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to appoint him as Speaker of the Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |