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2 unusual facts about House of Commons of Canada


Cape Breton North and Victoria

Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968.

Cypress County, Alberta

Cypress County is served by the Federal Electoral Division of Medicine Hat and represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Conservative MP LaVar Payne.


Contempt of Parliament

On March 9, 2011, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons Peter Milliken made two Contempt of Parliament rulings: The first found that a Conservative Party cabinet minister, Bev Oda, could possibly be in contempt of Parliament.

Exhaustive ballot

The exhaustive ballot is currently used, in different forms, to elect the members of the Swiss Federal Council, the First Minister of Scotland, the President of the European Parliament, and the speakers of the Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament.

George R. D. Goulet

George, along with his wife Terry, is a strong supporter of the exoneration of Louis Riel and has been quoted on his support of the Private member's bill introduced by Pat Martin in the House of Commons.

Terry Goulet

Terry, along with her husband George, is a strong supporter of the exoneration of Louis Riel and has been quoted on her support of the Private member's bill introduced by Pat Martin in the House of Commons.

The Wire Report

The news service covers industry events but is known for focusing on regulatory developments at the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, the Copyright Board of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the spectrum management branch at Industry Canada, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the House of Commons and Senate.


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Fred Wright

Frederick Wright (born 1933), Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada