The 29th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 4, 1973, until May 9, 1974. The membership was set by the 1972 federal election on October 30, 1972, and it was dissolved prior to the 1974 election.

There were two sessions of the 29th Parliament: SessionStartEnd1stJanuary 4, 1973February 26, 19742ndFebruary 27, 1974May 9, 1974

Overview The 29th Canadian Parliament was controlled by a Liberal Party minority led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry, with the support of David Lewis's New Democratic Party. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Robert Stanfield. The Speaker was Lucien Lamoureux.

The government lost the confidence of the house in 1974 when finance minister John Turner's budget was defeated by a vote of 137 to 123, prompting the prime minister to seek dissolution of parliament for the next election. Party standings Number of members per partyParty leaderGeneral ElectionOct 30, 1972LiberalPierre Trudeau109Progressive ConservativeRobert Stanfield107New Democratic PartyDavid Lewis31Social CreditRéal Caouette15No affiliation1Independent1Total Seats264

Major events

Criminal law reform

Vagrancy The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1972 removed three offences from the criminal code related to vagrancy: wandering in public without apparent means of support, begging, and being a common prostitute or night walker.

Housing programs The government introduced changed to the National Housing Act resulting in three distinct programs. Providing assistance in purchasing housing to new home buyers, providing loans to create co-operative housing, and providing loans for municipal and non-profit housing development.

Expansion of RRSP Changes to the Income Tax Act during the 29th Parliament resulted in population wide access to Registered Retirement Savings Plans. The program had previously been available only to self-employed Canadians.

Harbourgate On May 29, 1974, five men including the Hamilton Harbour commissioner were charged with fraud, conspiracy and uttering forged documents (in relation to unnecessary dredging work that had been undertaken on the Hamilton Harbour) and bid rigging. This resulted in a national scandal with a year-long trial of officials from dredging companies who were implicated in bid rigging for work done at other ports. Labour minister John Munro offered to resign from cabinet over unfounded allegations that surfaced during the trial, but Trudeau refused his resignation.

Trudeau, Calder, and the modern treaty era Following the result of Calder v British Columbia, Prime Minister Trudeau and Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chretien met with Frank Calder of the Nisga'a First Nation. These talks resulted in the introduction of a new land claim policy.

Ministry

The 20th Canadian Ministry began near the end of the 27th Canadian Parliament and governed throughout the 28th Canadian Parliament, 29th Canadian Parliament, and 30th Canadian Parliament.

Officeholders

Head of State OfficePhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeSovereignElizabeth IIFebruary 6, 1952September 8, 2022Governor GeneralRoland MichenerApril 17, 1967January 14, 1974Jules LégerJanuary 14, 1974January 22, 1979

Party leadership PartyPhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeLiberalPierre TrudeauApril 6, 1968June 16, 1984Progressive ConservativeRobert StanfieldNovember 6, 1967February 21, 1976New DemocraticDavid LewisApril 24, 1971July 6, 1975Social CreditRéal Caouette19711976

House of Commons

Presiding officer OfficePhotoOfficerRidingAssumed officeLeft officePartySpeaker of the House of CommonsLucien LamoureuxStormont—DundasJanuary 18, 1966September 29, 1974Liberal Government leadership (Liberal) OfficePhotoOfficerRidingAssumed officeLeft officePrime MinisterPierre TrudeauMount RoyalApril 20, 1968June 4, 1979March 3, 1980June 30, 1984House LeaderAllan MacEachenCape Breton Highlands—CansoMay 4, 1967April 23, 1968September 24, 1970May 9, 1974September 14, 1976March 26, 1979WhipThomas LefebvrPontiacDecember 1972October 1975

Changes to party standings

By-elections No by-elections were called during the 29th Parliament. Two seats remained vacant when the 1974 federal election was called.

Parliamentarians

House of Commons Members of the House of Commons in the 29th parliament arranged by province.

Key: Party leaders are italicized. Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "". Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "()".

Newfoundland RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsBonavista—Trinity—ConceptionDave RooneyLiberal19721st termBurin—BurgeoDonald JamiesonLiberal19663rd termGander—TwillingateJohn LundriganProgressive Conservative19682nd termGrand Falls—White Bay—LabradorBill Rompkey Liberal19721st termHumber—St. George's—St. BarbeJack MarshallProgressive Conservative19682nd termSt. John's EastJames McGrathProgressive Conservative1957, 19685th term*St. John's WestWalter CarterProgressive Conservative19682nd term

Prince Edward Island RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCardiganDaniel J. MacDonaldLiberal19721st termEgmontDavid MacDonaldProgressive Conservative19653rd termHillsboroughHeath MacQuarrieProgressive Conservative19577th termMalpequeAngus MacLeanProgressive Conservative19519th term

Nova Scotia RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolis ValleyPat NowlanProgressive Conservative19653rd termCape Breton Highlands—CansoAllan MacEachenLiberal1953, 19627th term*Cape Breton—East RichmondDonald MacInnisProgressive Conservative1957, 19636th term*Cape Breton—The SydneysRobert MuirProgressive Conservative19577th termCentral NovaElmer MacKayProgressive Conservative19712nd termCumberland—Colchester NorthRobert CoatesProgressive Conservative19577th termDartmouth—Halifax EastMichael ForrestallProgressive Conservative19653rd termHalifaxRobert StanfieldProgressive Conservative19673rd termHalifax—East HantsRobert McCleaveProgressive Conservative1957, 19656th term*South Shore Lloyd CrouseProgressive Conservative19577th termSouth Western Nova Charles HaliburtonProgressive Conservative19721st term

New Brunswick RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCarleton—CharlotteFred McCainProgressive Conservative19721st termFundy—RoyalRobert FairweatherProgressive Conservative19625th termGloucesterHerb Breau Liberal19682nd termMadawaska—VictoriaEymard CorbinLiberal19682nd termMonctonCharlie ThomasProgressive Conservative19682nd termNorthumberland—MiramichiPercy SmithLiberal19682nd termRestigoucheJean-Eudes DubéLiberal19625th termSaint John—LancasterThomas BellProgressive Conservative19538th termWestmorland—KentRoméo LeBlancLiberal19721st termYork—SunburyJ. Robert HowieProgressive Conservative19721st term

Quebec RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAbitibiGérard LapriseSocial Credit19625th termAhuntsicJeanne SauvéLiberal19721st termArgenteuilFrancis FoxLiberal19721st termBeauceYves CaronLiberal19721st termBeauharnois—SalaberryGérald LanielLiberal19625th termBellechasseJoseph LambertSocial Credit19682nd termBerthierAntonio YanakisLiberal19653rd termBrome—MissisquoiHeward GraffteyProgressive Conservative1958, 19725th term*Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-MadeleineAlbert BéchardLiberal19625th termMontreal—BourassaJacques TrudelLiberal19682nd termChamblyYvon L'HeureuxLiberal1957, 19713rd term*ChamplainRené MatteSocial Credit19682nd termCharlevoixGilles CaouetteSocial Credit19721st termChicoutimiPaul LangloisLiberal19653rd termComptonHenry LatulippeSocial Credit19625th termDollardJean-Pierre GoyerLiberal19653rd termDrummondJean-Marie BoisvertSocial Credit19721st termDuvernayYves DemersLiberal19721st termFrontenacLéopold Corriveau Liberal19702nd termGamelinArthur PortelanceLiberal19682nd termGaspéAlexandre CyrLiberal1963, 19683rd term*GatineauGaston ClermontLiberal1960, 19655th term*HochelagaGérard PelletierLiberal19653rd termHullGaston IsabelleLiberal19653rd termJolietteRoch La Salle*Independent19682nd termProgressive ConservativeKamouraskaCharles-Eugène DionneSocial Credit19625th termLabelleMaurice DuprasLiberal19702nd termLac-Saint-JeanMarcel LessardLiberal1962, 19684th term*LachineRoderick BlakerLiberal19721st termLafontaineGeorges-C. LachanceLiberal19625th termLangelierJean MarchandLiberal19653rd termLapointeGilles Marceau Liberal19682nd termLa PrairieIan WatsonLiberal19634th termLasalleJohn CampbellLiberal19721st termLaurierFernand LeblancLiberal19644th termLavalMarcel-Claude RoyLiberal19682nd termLévisRaynald Guay Liberal19634th termLongueuilJacques OlivierLiberal19721st termLotbiniereAndré-Gilles FortinSocial Credit19682nd termLouis-HébertAlbanie MorinLiberal19721st termMaissonneuve—RosemontJ. Antonio ThomasLiberal19653rd termManicouaganGustave BlouinLiberal19634th termMatanePierre de Bané Liberal19682nd termMercierProsper BoulangerLiberal19625th termMontmorencyOvide LaflammeLiberal1955, 19655th term*Mount RoyalPierre TrudeauLiberal19653rd termNotre-Dame-de-GrâceWarren AllmandLiberal19653rd termOutremontMarc LalondeLiberal19721st termPapineauAndré OuelletLiberal19673rd termPontiacThomas LefebvreLiberal19653rd termPortneufRoland GodinSocial Credit19653rd termQuebec EastGérard DuquetLiberal19653rd termRichelieuFlorian CôtéLiberal19663rd termRichmondLéonel BeaudoinSocial Credit19682nd termRimouskiEudore AllardSocial Credit19721st termRobervalCharles-Arthur GauthierSocial Credit19625th termSaint-DenisMarcel Prud'homme Liberal19644th termSaint-HenriGérard LoiselleLiberal19577th termSaint-HyacintheClaude WagnerProgressive Conservative19721st termSaint-JacquesJacques GuilbaultLiberal19682nd termSaint-JeanWalter SmithLiberal19682nd termSaint-MauriceJean ChrétienLiberal19634th termSaint-MichelMonique BéginLiberal19721st termSainte-MarieRaymond DupontLiberal19721st termSheffordGilbert RondeauSocial Credit1962, 19684th term*SherbrookeIrénée PelletierLiberal19721st termTémiscamingueRéal CaouetteSocial Credit1946, 19626th term*TémiscouataRosaire GendronLiberal19634th termTerrebonneJoseph-Roland Comtois Liberal19653rd termTrois-RivièresClaude LajoieLiberal19712nd termVaudreuilHal HerbertLiberal19721st termVerdunBryce MackaseyLiberal19625th termVilleneuveOza TétraultSocial Credit19682nd termWestmountCharles (Bud) DruryLiberal19625th term * Roch La Salle rejoined the Progressive Conservative on February 26, 1974

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