House of Commons

Directory

References

Images & Videos

Parliament of Canada: House of Commons

Know about the structure and functions of the Canadian House of Commons

Learn about the roles of three components of the Canadian Parliament—the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons—in English or French

Discover

Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway

Flags That Look Alike

Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)

8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept

Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000

14 Tough Questions Answered

House of Commons

Canadian government

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Canada

In Canada: Constitutional framework
…of the sovereign (governor-general), the House of Commons, and the Senate. Both the House of Commons, which has 338 directly elected members, and the Senate, which normally consists of 105 appointed members, must pass all legislative bills before they can receive royal assent and become law. Both bodies may originate…
Read More

Canadian Parliament

In Parliament of Canada: House of Commons
The House of Commons has 338 members, or Members of Parliament (MPs), the elected representatives of federal electoral districts. MPs can serve infinite mandates in the Lower House, so long as they are reelected.
Read More