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Parliament of Canada: House of Commons

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House of Commons

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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…
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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.
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