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Thirty-Seventh

Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 2001.01.29 - 2004.05.23

Duration: 1210 days (3 years, 3 months, 24 days)

Government Type:Majority Government

Government Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Number of Sessions:3

Date of General Election: 2000.11.27

Prime Minister:

Leader of the Official Opposition:

Harper, Stephen Joseph (2004.03.20 - 2006.02.05)
Hill, Grant (2004.02.02 - 2004.03.19)
Hill, Grant (Acting) (2004.01.09 - 2004.02.01)
Harper, Stephen Joseph (2002.05.21 - 2004.01.08)
Reynolds, John Douglas (Acting) (2001.12.12 - 2002.05.20)
Day, Stockwell Burt (2000.09.11 - 2001.12.11)

Appointments to the Senate

Liberal Party of Canada (23)

Name	Province / Territory	Date of Appointment
Baker, George	Newfoundland and Labrador	2002.03.26
Biron, Michel	Quebec	2001.10.04
Chaput, Maria	Manitoba	2002.12.12
Day, Joseph A.	New Brunswick	2001.10.04
Downe, Percy	Prince Edward Island	2003.06.26
Duhamel, Ronald J.	Manitoba	2002.01.15
Harb, Mac	Ontario	2003.09.09
Hubley, Elizabeth	Prince Edward Island	2001.03.08
Jaffer, Mobina S.B. Canada's first Muslim senator. First East Indian woman lawyer to practice in British Columbia.	British Columbia	2001.06.13
LaPierre, Laurier L.	Ontario	2001.06.13
Lapointe, Jean	Quebec	2001.06.13
Lavigne, Raymond	Quebec	2002.03.26
Léger, Viola	New Brunswick	2001.06.13
Massicotte, Paul J.	Quebec	2003.06.26
Mercer, Terry M.	Nova Scotia	2003.11.07
Merchant, Pana	Saskatchewan	2002.12.12
Morin, Yves	Quebec	2001.03.08
Munson, Jim	Ontario	2003.12.10
Phalen, Gerard A.	Nova Scotia	2001.10.04
Ringuette, Pierrette	New Brunswick	2002.12.12
Smith, David P.	Ontario	2002.06.25
Trenholme Counsell, Marilyn	New Brunswick	2003.09.09
Tunney, James	Ontario	2001.03.08

Independent (1)

Name	Province / Territory	Date of Appointment
Plamondon, Madeleine	Quebec	2003.09.09